Walsall man striding out for 10k fundraiser to honour his mother
A man from Walsall is helping to rebuild the lives of people who have had a stroke by taking part in his first ever Resolution Run.
Ellis Redmond, aged 36 from Aldridge, is running the 10k at Hagley Hall in aid of the Stroke Association after his mother, Diane Redmond, died after a major stroke left her in a coma.
Diane was a healthy 63-year-old when she began to have headaches and struggle with her vision while at work.
One of her colleagues, who became worried by her condition, took her to Walsall Manor Hospital and within hours, Diane fell into a coma and scans confirmed she had had a stroke caused by a major bleed on the brain.
Ellis said: "It's not something you ever really get over, my parents are like my best friends. I can at least feel at peace knowing the last thing I said to her was, ‘have a good day, speak to you later, love you’ I feel sorry for others who don’t get to have the same last conversation that we had."
“I can’t do anything for Mum now but I can help fight something that effects so many other people.
"I want to raise money so others don’t have to lose their mum to a stroke and better treatment might be available with more research and funding. For me, running around a field for an hour is the least I can do."
Claire Pell, regional fundraiser at the Stroke Association, said: "The Resolution Run is the perfect opportunity to mark a milestone in your own stroke recovery, show your support for a friend or family member affected by stroke, or in memory of a loved one. You can run, walk or cheer and choose your distance to suit you. It’s more than a run, it’s a resolution to help rebuild lives after stroke."
Entry fee is just £15 and runners can choose their distance themselves.
To take part visit www.resolutionrun.org.uk, email resolution@stroke.org.uk or call 0300 330 0740.
