Debbie Bullen
Fundraising on behalf of Man Down Cornwall
Donate to Man Down Cornwall
£585
Raised
33
Donations
£150
Goal
As many of you know 22 years ago this September I lost my brother at the age of 22. He lost his life in a tragic accident. To this day we will never quite know the circumstances that led to this accident but what we do know is that his teenage years were very difficult for him. He suffered with OCD. He'd probably be up there telling off for saying this out loud because, as far as he was concerned, he was very private about this. He couldn't and didn't want to talk about it and tried to mask his thoughts with anything he could that would make his mind stop and the terrible voices in his head, be quiet. Us, as his family, tried to help him, but back then there was nowhere out there for him and no one, not connected to us, that he could talk too. Even the doctors couldn't help.
This is the reason I have decided to run a 13 mile coastal run to support Man Down. If Ross and his dedicated team were around to say, "Let's talk about it" , just maybe he could have got the help he needed. There would have been someone he could have talked to, someone who could have told him he was not a failure because of this, someone who could have helped him believe in himself. Jonathan was the funniest, kind, most caring boy, that we loved so much. He meant the world to us and all who knew hiim.
If you can help by donating to this amazing charity, please do. I know that JJ is always with us, supporting us now, I just wish we'd been able to get the help to support him back then.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. I know that at the age of 62, running the coastal path between Portreath and Perranporth won't be a doddle but it won't be half as hard as suffering the way my brother did and with him by my side, I know I'll get it done. Thank you❤
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Deanna | £20
Well done Debbie.
Anonymous | £10
Julie | £5
Well done Deb x
Alex Smith
Well done Debbie, you legend.
Brie Hoare | £50
Well done Debbie.. you are amazing! Xxx
Lynn | £20
Amanda | £15
Well done, super excited for you and all those donations you have raised. Sorry but I wimped out of being at the finish line, practically needed a boat to get off the farm in today's weather. But you star get going ❤️
Poppy Naylor
Rosie James | £10
Auntie Debbie the legend! Xx
Maggie & Trevor | £50
Wishing you lots of strength to complete this amazing challenge
Jess | £20
What a woman. Love you x
Toby Penrose | £10
Run Debbie, run! xx
Abbie | £10
Good luck Debbie 💕
Soraya | £10
Good luck Debbie
Tina and Steve | £10
Good luck Debbie
Patricia(mum) | £25
Go Debbie go
Natalie | £20
Debbie, you are an inspiration and your brother would be very proud of you, you are an amazing, kind and wonderful woman , so go Debbie go, you’ll smash it !! Xxx
Jazz and Elle | £20
Good luck Debbie - you are amazing! X
Sam Reynolds | £50
Love you
Claire Simmons | £10
Good luck Debbie! You will smash it 💪 🌟 🏃♀️ xxx