On february 13th 2026 my entire families life was changed forever. My sister thalia, 21, took her own life. After a long battle with her mental health, loosing our dad, and more recently our brother to suicide, her pain and sadness became too heavy for her to carry.

I, along with the support of friends and family, will be completing 82 laps of trinity’s playing fields on the 30th April 2026. My sister attended trinity from 2015-2022 and spent 82 months as a student here.

Thalia made an impact on so many people’s life’s. She was a ray of sunshine, full of compassion. It was impossible not to laugh when she was around. Her smile could light up a room and she always put her friends and family first.

Suicide doesn’t just take one life — it sends shockwaves through families, friends, and entire communities. It leaves behind birthdays with empty chairs, late-night conversations that will never happen, and questions that don’t always have answers. For parents, siblings, and loved ones, the grief is heavy and complicated — filled with love, heartbreak, confusion, and longing all at once.

Friends lose the person who made them laugh, who showed up, who mattered. Communities lose a bright light, future dreams, and the impact that person would have made. The silence that often surrounds suicide can make that grief even lonelier.

Breaking the stigma is so important. We have to talk about mental health openly and without shame. We have to create spaces where people feel safe saying “I’m not okay.” Conversations can save lives. Compassion can save lives. Listening can save lives.

By honouring her memory and sharing her story, we are choosing love over silence. We are choosing awareness over stigma. And we are reminding others that they are not alone.

All donations made will be split 50/50 by my auntie to mental health charities: mind, every life matters