A woman whose father died days after her wedding, following a long battle with addictions, wants to “break the stigma” around them and men’s mental health.
Michelle Kelly, from Barnstaple, Devon, has set herself a challenge to run 62 miles (100km), one for every year of Gordon’s life, in a bid to raise money for a gambling support charity.
She said she had “no idea” that her father, who died in September 2024, had an alcohol and “severe gambling addiction”.
“He hid it all of his life from friends and family, and he went from this really happy, healthy, adventurous man who was socialising all the time, to someone who was quite reclusive and would barely leave his flat.”
