Welcome everyone, this is the go fund me page for #RUNFORJ, a sponsored event set up by me (Rosie) for my best friend Jacinta, to help raise money to get her and her family the medical support they desperately need. Jacinta has been my best friend for 10 years, we have shared nearly half of our lives together, and she has been there for me through everything no matter what. So when she got sick with severe Chronic Fatigue in October 2024, I knew I had to do something to help her. Chronic Fatigue is a very misunderstood, long term health issue and not much is known about it, so providing a quick solution is very difficult. Since she was diagnosed her condition has worsened to the point where she has been bed bound for two months, and recently became unable to chew food or speak at all. She has suffered from frequent seizures and panic attacks during her crashes, and despite the severity of her symptoms, the NHS has been unable to offer much help, so she remains at home with her family, who have had to stop working in order to care for her. She is on the wait list for a neurologist appointment from the NHS, but her family needs help NOW, not later. That is where the #RUNFORJ movement comes in.

I have organized and gathered together a small team of friends to attempt a sponsored run on April the 26th up and back down Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) for sunrise, covering a distance of 13 kilometers and a total elevation gain of 752 Meters, to raise money for Jacinta. She loves the outdoors, being in nature was her happy place and this has been taken away from her. Our last trip together was to the Lake District to hike in the mountains, so running snowdon felt like the perfect way to raise money for her. The sponsor money, if raised, would allow for her parents to pay for medical expenses, such as different therapies, personal carers and disability aids to allow Jacinta to begin her long recovery process in comfort and security. The money would also take a huge amount of pressure off of her parents, who already care for her younger sister who suffers from mental health issues, especially her mother who also suffers from chronic fatigue. Her father has had to stop working to care for her, so anything donated would also give him some relief and take the pressure off to allow Jacinta more time to recover with her family in peace.

If you would like to follow along with our training for the run, updates on our progress raising money, and news on Jacinta’s recovery process, you can follow my instagram page @offline_and_outdoors, where I will be starting to post more about the fundraiser and my training for the run, and tagging my fellow runners, who will also be sharing updates. I will also be posting a more detailed article on my Substack, all of these are linked below. If you would like to help out in more than just a donation, you can post your own runs under the hashtag #RUNFORJ and link this go fund me page in your bio to help spread awareness further than just my local community! The more we can raise for J, the better. Please consider donating, even £1 will help me get my best friend the help she deserves to go back to living a life outdoors with her friends and family again.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this fundraiser, have a wonderful day!