A MUM is on a mission to raise funds for a charity that has made all the difference for her daughter’s care.

Aimee James, a single mum of four from Williton, is training for next year’s London Marathon running for the Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity

The Buckinghamshire-based charity supports seriously ill children and their families through specialist nurses and vital care.

Aimee’s daughter Evie was born with a very rare brain condition - one of just 500 diagnosed with the condition in the world.

The condition causes medication-resistant epilepsy and the 10-year-old is currently awaiting surgery for a VNS (Vagus Nerve Stimulator) so that the seizures are better controlled offering Evie a better quality of life.

She also has a severe learning disability, GDD (global developmental delay), cerebral palsy, autism, hyper mobility and a vision impairment.

For Evie, who attends special school Polden Bower in Bridgwater, this means round the clock care.

Without a clear prognosis, her family relies heavily on support for Evie and the children’s charity has been instrumental in offering help and guidance.

Mum Aimee said: “They're always there if I need to speak to them. There's nothing too much trouble and they always help you as much as they can.”

She has decided to run the London Marathon to say thank you to the children's charity that has made such difference to her daughter’s life.

She added: “It's now my time to give back to these nurses and the wonderful job they do for children like Evie and families like mine.”

Aimee has previously tackled many running challenges including half marathons, even turning her hand to the National Three Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the air ambulance.

She said: “That was really tough. We did it in 23 hours and 49 minutes and finished with just minutes to spare.

“Doing that 24 hour three peaks was hard because you don't get really any sleep or anything. It's hard mentally; hard on you, doing it through the night.”

Aimee is hoping to raise £2,500 by running the marathon next April and has set up some fundraisers to make a start on reaching her goal at her local social club, as well as charity matches and tournaments.

She’s already hard in training too alongside her running buddy Hannah who has accompanied her on so many of her endeavours.

They met playing football for Wellington Ladies around five years ago, started running together and have been friends every since.

Aimee said: “We all live very close to each other and me and Hannah started running together and from then we were climbing Snowdon together, climbing Ben Nevis.

“And then she was like, yep, I'm gonna do the 24-hour Three Peaks with you.

“I said to her I was going to do this [marathon] and I'd already got in, she said she would see if you can get a place, and she did!”

The women are aiming to fundraise £1,000 each by January to secure their place and try their best to reach their goals.