A WOMAN from Llanfairfechan raised more than £500 for a mental health charity by exercising for at least 31 minutes every day in January in memory of her late brother.
Frankie Edwards, 24, lost her brother, Dean, at the age of 25 on August 31, 2023 after he had struggled with his mental health.
In total, Frankie raised £520 for mental health charity Mind, which has already offered support to her and her family.
You can still add to her total by visiting: www.moveformind.org.uk/fundraising/frankies-move-for-mind.
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Frankie said: “I can honestly say it has been such a difficult month mentally - I don’t think the awful weather has helped, but with the right support, I’m finally starting to get better.
“I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated and shared my fundraising page; a massive £520 has been raised for Mind in memory of my big brother, Dean!
“I can honestly say that speaking out when you’re struggling helps, as scary as this can be.”
Frankie’s efforts followed more than £8,800 being donated last year to put towards costs for Dean’s funeral.
If you need non-urgent information about mental health support and services from Mind, you can call 0300 123 3393.
Previously, she told the Pioneer: “I really want to fundraise for Mind in memory of my brother, and just to try and raise more awareness of people struggling, who might find it hard to speak out at times.
“If Dean had reached out, then the circumstances could have been better than they ended up being.
“He was only 10 months older than me; we were very close. He was just such a bubbly person, who was always laughing.
“He worked as a roofer, which he really enjoyed up until his mental health really started to get bad, but he had so many friends.
“Everybody loved him - he was a proper ‘life and soul of the party’ person.”
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