My daughter was sadly a victim of the Manchester Terrorist Attack on 22/5/17 at the age of 19 years she had her whole life ahead of her a beautiful girl with a beautiful heart, she had been through so much in her short life and found happiness at last ,that was cruelly taken away from her in a heartbeat.
Not for one minute did I ever think I would lose my daughter in such a cruel way or even have to live without her in my life she was my whole world and helped me become the person I am today and that I will be forever grateful, to Courtney for being my daughter and best friend.
Myself and both daughters were Victims of Domestic Abuse for 25 years physically but also emotional abuse which we suffered at the hands of my ex.
I have Courtney to thank for ringing the police that night on January 10th 2016 after my final assault I pressed charges as enough abuse was taken he was always blaming it on alcohol & gambling and me. My girls come first now not the fear!!! when I look back I should have done it years ago but fear of the physical black eyes,burst lips,spat in the face also the emotional abuse when you are told you are worthless, fat ,ugly & mental are just a few of the comments you are told on a daily basis.
We had to rebuild our life we lost everything our home and left in lots of debt but I carried on with the amazing support from my girls.
This is why I am running 500 miles in a year in memory of Courtney as Courtney helped me get the old me back and show me that I shouldn’t be afraid to do anything.
I would like to raise money for Newcastle’s woman’s aid as I know that’s what Courtney would have wanted,I will never be able to stop terrorism,we won’t be the last family torn apart and heartbroken but I can help someone/family leave a abusive relationship so they realise life can be better,than that’s what I intend to do.
In May 20th 2018 am running the 10k Manchester run in memory of our Courtney and hopefully I can raise £1000 for an amazing charity.
