Craig's marathon for Epilepsy
Craig runs the London Marathon 2025 for Epilepsy Institute
My Story
In July 2020 my nephew Solomon, aged 4 at the time, had his first seizure and was subsequently diagnosed with Epilepsy. I am running the London Marathon in April 2025 for Epilepsy Institute.
There are 600,000 people in the UK living with epilepsy and 21 epilepsy related deaths a week. There are 40 different types of seizures and 30% of people with epilepsy live with seizures that cannot be controlled with medication.
Over 4 years on from his first seizure, Solomon is living with uncontrolled seizures that have mental, physical, emotional and cognitive effects on him daily.
Epilepsy is unpredictable, epilepsy is complex, epilepsy is so diverse and constantly changing.
Our brains are amazing things but if there is a sudden uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain (seizure) then it can cause changes in behaviour, feelings and levels of consciousness that can totally turn your world upside down.
65% of those with epilepsy have an unknown cause and and there is no cure for epilepsy which is why research is so important. Please join in supporting in any way you can this cause close to my heart.
Whilst I've done a few running events before, the furthest I've run in one go is 13.1 miles, so doing a full marathon at 26.2 miles is quite the challenge.
Please donate what you can to help support this amazing charity fund vital research for fighting this complex and life changing illness.
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Target
£3,000
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Raised so far
£2,675
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Number of donors
90
My Story
In July 2020 my nephew Solomon, aged 4 at the time, had his first seizure and was subsequently diagnosed with Epilepsy. I am running the London Marathon in April 2025 for Epilepsy Institute.
There are 600,000 people in the UK living with epilepsy and 21 epilepsy related deaths a week. There are 40 different types of seizures and 30% of people with epilepsy live with seizures that cannot be controlled with medication.
Over 4 years on from his first seizure, Solomon is living with uncontrolled seizures that have mental, physical, emotional and cognitive effects on him daily.
Epilepsy is unpredictable, epilepsy is complex, epilepsy is so diverse and constantly changing.
Our brains are amazing things but if there is a sudden uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain (seizure) then it can cause changes in behaviour, feelings and levels of consciousness that can totally turn your world upside down.
65% of those with epilepsy have an unknown cause and and there is no cure for epilepsy which is why research is so important. Please join in supporting in any way you can this cause close to my heart.
Whilst I've done a few running events before, the furthest I've run in one go is 13.1 miles, so doing a full marathon at 26.2 miles is quite the challenge.
Please donate what you can to help support this amazing charity fund vital research for fighting this complex and life changing illness.
