So a few months ago I signed up for the Cardiff Half Marathon in October which seemed, without hyperbole, literally a thousand years away...............Now it's August.
I'm pretty open about issues with depression/gambling and I can't stress enough how I always feel so much better after a run with nice people and though I'm possibly in the worst shape of my life (does typing count as exercise?) , I am determined to give it my all and finish on the day even if I'm the last quivering mess across the line.
SVC run a number of projects that encourage community inclusion, a great number of which support disadvantaged individuals including those experiencing ill mental health to socialise. I know how much of a difference connectedness and a supportive social network can make, and SVC work hard to provide just that for the people they support and the volunteers alike. It's so hard to make positive changes in a vacuum and the more we connect, the more we grow.
So please donate anything you can, even if it's out of spite and masochistic glee at the though of me crying and sweating all the liquids out of my body at the same time fora good cause.
Ant.