<div>Hi, I’m Allie – and this is for my incredible Dad, Martyn.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In September 2025, everything changed. My Mum, Brother, and I rushed to Barcelona after hearing that Dad had been in a serious cycling accident. When we arrived, we were hit with devastating news: Dad had severed his spinal cord. He was lucky to be alive, but we were told he would never walk again.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>From that moment on, life was completely turned upside down.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Dad has shown unbelievable strength and courage. Every single day since has been a battle — physically and emotionally — and yet he keeps showing up, pushing forward, and adjusting to a whole new way of life. Mum, too, has been an absolute rock. This happened to her as well, and their world has changed forever.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The road to recovery has been long and incredibly tough — getting Dad safely back to the UK, into the right hospital, and eventually the specialist rehab centre he needed. But he’s made it. He’s home now and doing so well. We’re not surprised, of course — we always believed in him. And while he’s exceeded the expectations of medical teams, to us, he’s just being Dad: determined, resilient, and full of life.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The grandkids call him “Hot Wheels” now — a name he wears with pride!
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>But even now, nine months later, every day presents new challenges. Simple things — going out for coffee, visiting a friend’s house, even just getting out of bed — all require huge effort, planning, and the right equipment. If you’ve never had to think about the world from a wheelchair, I can tell you — it’s eye-opening.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Mum and Dad have already spent their life savings adapting the house so Dad can live independently. They’ve done this with no financial help, and the costs have been enormous. We’re incredibly lucky they could do it — but there’s still so much Dad needs to maintain his health, mobility, and independence:
</div>
<div>•	A car he can adapt so he doesn’t have to rely on Mum
</div>
<div>•	An electric wheelchair so he can get out and about
</div>
<div>•	Home gym equipment to keep him strong and healthy…..
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>These things aren’t luxuries — they’re lifelines. That’s why, with a bit of encouragement from friends and family, I’ve decided to set up this GoFundMe page — to help Dad take the next steps forward.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>To everyone who’s already supported Dad over these past months — thank you. Your kindness and encouragement have meant the world to us and helped carry Dad through the hardest time in his life. There is absolutely no expectation for anyone to give — but if you are in a position to help, we’d be so grateful.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>And if nothing else, we hope this message reaches you as a heartfelt thank you from our family.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We’ve added some photos of Dad’s journey so far — they’re a bit emotional, but they’re real. This is his story, and we’re still writing it. Thank you for being a part of it. ❤️
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>With love,
</div>
<div>Allie
</div>

Anonymous

Lauren Hill

Dan Brown

Melanie Rippon

Gemma Pettit

Carolyn McCarthy

Nicola Agrela

Monika Martelus

Karen Waters

Cherry Rowland

Sarah Werner

Aidan Blackmore

Sam Keitch

Janet Aldridge

Gina Lang

Julie Young

Joanne Jeffreys

Dean Gannicott

Martyn’s journey back to mobility

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

Eligible for Profile Share Badge

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

isEligibleForProfileBadge

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

categoryGroup

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.3.0 and above

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

NPO upsell animals category

NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Martyn’s journey back to mobility

Still £3,000 to go. Help us build momentum.