My name is Mark Parsons and I am raising money for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) a charity that exists to prevent Male suicide in the UK.
Suicide is the single biggest cause of death in Men aged 20-45 in England and Wales
My brother Toby was a regular guy who was the life and soul of any party. He had a good upbringing, a very good job in the city, had just turned 40 and recently married Lisa in a lovely wedding in the South of France, just three months before he passed away. They were due to go on their honeymoon in the coming days, however, unfortunately that day never came. Toby had lots of friends, with over 400 people attending his funeral and most of all came from a loving caring family. To me, his little brother, he had everything! He was loved dearly by his Wife, Mum, Dad, Brothers, Step Mum, Step Dad, Nieces and Nephews, however, he was clearly battling this horrible disease and like many men who suffer from Depression he was battling it alone. This illness affects people of all ages, all backgrounds and most commonly the last person you would expect it to affect, like very recently the actor Robin Williams and to everyone who knew him, Toby.
Toby loved all kinds of sports, however, his big love was Chelsea Football Club where he has had a season ticket for many years (He was there in the shed watching the likes of Kerry Dixon, he certainly wasn’t a ‘new’ Chelsea fan – He will be happy I wrote that! There is a picture in the gallery of this justgiving page of his seat the game after he passed away). Toby being the generous and thoughtful person he was has participated in many charity events including running marathons and raising lots of money in the process, which made our family extremely proud of him. It was because of this that I decided to sign up to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
Thank you,
Mark
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Keep CALM and Carry on Climbing 