The life of a popular GP will be honoured by her daughter at the upcoming Edinburgh marathon.

Maya Guthrie, from Faversham, will be running on Sunday, May 26, in memory of her mother, Dr Gillian Corble, to raise funds for Pilgrims Hospices, whose nurses cared for Dr Corble at the end of her life.

Dr Corble worked as a GP in Faversham and an oncology clinician at Kent and Canterbury Hospital.

She lived in India, Nepal and the Solomon Islands with Maya’s father, Frank, until they settled in Beltinge near Herne Bay.

Although Dr Corble and Mrs Guthrie took part in several fundraising events for Pilgrims Hospices, including Divas on Wheels, the family had no personal experience with the charity until Dr Corble was referred to the Canterbury hospice in 2017.

Mrs Guthrie said: “My mother’s transfer there was seamless; her care was second to none. Nothing was any trouble for the polite staff at the hospice.

“The surroundings were so comforting for us to spend time in, and I so admired the respect the staff gave to my parents while she was there.

“My son Oscar was just three months old at the time, and as awful as the circumstances were, it was so much easier to be able to be with my mother while breastfeeding and changing nappies in the comfortable environment of the hospice.”

At the age of 68, Dr Corble died in September 2017.

Following in her mum’s medical footsteps, Mrs Guthrie now works as an MRI radiographer at KCH.

She decided to run the marathon for Pilgrims Hospices so that other families can continue to benefit from their care.

“I really enjoy running but have never run more than 10km before,” the 36-year-old added. “So this will be a real challenge.

“I’ve read it’s the flattest marathon around, which is fine with me!”

Mrs Guthrie has set up a JustGiving page and hopes that friends and colleagues will sponsor her in the run-up to the event.

She said: “I hope to play a little part in continuing the amazing work Pilgrims does for patients and their loved ones.”

Sponsor Mrs Guthrie here