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This year I will be participating in the Fun Run, although my pace is going to be a lot more leisurely than it will for a lot of other people because four and a half years ago I had a Stroke.

It affected the entire right side of my body and the vision in my left eye. Since then I have had to have a lot of physiotherapy and support from professionals, family and friends to re-learn to do the things many people take for granted: walking, writing, even feeding myself. I still have some way to go before I’m back to my old self - the last piece of the complex jigsaw to recovery is to fully regain the use of my right hand and arm.

I’m taking part in the Fun Run because I want to raise money for the Stroke Association whose support and resources I have found invaluable. I have previously hosted coffee mornings and concerts for them, but doing the Fun Run means that not only can I raise money, but completing the course will be another target achieved in my road to recovery.

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