F.E.A.S.T. Update

Well…I actually did it, achieved something I never thought I could! I did the London Marathon 2019! Even with a dodgy ankle that gave way at mile 18! - St John's were amazing and so supportive, massive kudos to them! It did mean I lost nearly an hour on my time, finally finishing after 7 hours, but it’s just made me more determined and meant I’ve entered the ballot for 2020, ha!

I met some top notch inspiring people along the way, especially on the Epilepsy Action team. In particular a young lady called Ebony, who has lived with Epilepsy since she was 10 years old (now 22) and her incredibly supportive partner Matthew. They have both been raising for Epilepsy Action for nearly 10years now and Ebony has never let her illness stop her from participating in every charity event she has organised - I felt honoured to run alongside such a brave woman and it just made my experience on the day all the more memorable!

Ultimately we were all running, not just for our charities, but for ourselves and/or someone close to our hearts and for me that is my brother Marley Thomas. A little update on him: we are at the second stage of tests now just awaiting an appointment, which means he will have to endure 2 weeks of electrodes inserted through his skill on to his brain to try and determine a more finite area of activity during his seizures. Should this be successful he will then be approved for this life changing brain surgery that could rid him of his Epilepsy all together! I can’t begin to imagine how he’s feeling, but he has such strength and determination - I am a super proud big sister!!

Words cannot truly express how thankful I am to every single person who donated, supported and tracked me all the way, you are all #heroes! Together we have smashed my fundraising target of £1850 and came in at a total of £2366.45 (with offline donations), with JPGE contributing £303 through the FEAST campaign I created, at work, and generosity on my JustGiving page!! I am beyond grateful to have such a supportive network of colleagues! THANK YOU!!

嗯......我實際上做到了，實現了我從未想過的能力！我做了2019年的倫敦馬拉松！即使在18英里處腳踝受傷！ - 聖約翰對他們來說是驚人的，如此支持和巨大的榮譽！這確實意味著我失去了將近一個小時的時間，最終在7個小時後完成，但這只是讓我更加堅定並且意味著我已經進入了2020年的投票，哈！

我一路上遇到了一些鼓舞人心的人，尤其是癲癇行動團隊。特別是一位名叫Ebony的年輕女士，她從10歲（現在22歲）開始與Epilepsy一起生活，並且是她非常支持的合作夥伴Matthew。現在已經為癲癇行動籌集了近10年的時間，而且Ebony從未讓她的疾病阻止她參加她所組織的每一個慈善活動 - 我很榮幸與這樣一個勇敢的女人並肩而行，這讓我感到非常榮幸。一天比較難忘！

最終，我們都在奔跑，不僅僅是為了我們的慈善機構，而是為了我們自己和/或親近我們的人，對我而言，這是我的兄弟Marley Thomas。關於他的一點點更新：我們正處於測試的第二階段，現在只是在等待預約，這意味著他將不得不忍受通過他的技能插入他的大腦的2週電極，以嘗試確定更有限的活動區域他的癲癇發作。如果這成功了，那麼他將被批准進行這一生活改變的腦部手術，這可以讓他一起擺脫他的癲癇症！我無法想像他的感受，但他有這樣的力量和決心 - 我是一個超級驕傲的大姐！

言語無法真實地表達我對每一個捐贈，支持和追踪我的人的感激之情，你們都是#heroes！我們一起打破了我1850英鎊的籌款目標，共計2366.45英鎊（有線下捐款），JPGE通過我創建的FEAST活動，在工作中以及慷慨的JustGiving頁面貢獻了303英鎊！我非常感激擁有這樣一個支持同事的網絡！謝謝！

Shared By Corrina Wilson - JPG Europe