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For our Dad & Grandad:

Lynsey’s dad & Jack’s grandad sadly passed away on Friday 11th August. Having been through so much (see story below) his heart finally became too frail to cope. 

So we will be running this half marathon in memory of the incredible man he was.

He will be forever loved and always missed ❤️

Story:

Buckle up this is a long one…..

As most of you know, Lynsey’s dad & Jack’s Grandad Paul was at both the UCLH National Hospital For Neurology & UCLH Hospital Of Tropical Diseases for 5 months in 2023 🏥 

He had been poorly since April 2022 and after several wrong diagnosis he was finally diagnosed in December 2022 with a severe fungal infection in his neck. At this point it had eaten his spinal bones & muscles. This was causing his disintegrating spine to strangle his spinal cord 🦴 

He was told if this infection had been found to this extent in his foot - then they would have amputated it 😲 but obviously this wasn’t an option in his neck!

So he went through life saving medical treatment at both hospitals and an 8 hour operation on his spine to put in ‘metal scaffolding’ that prevented him from becoming paralysed from the neck down. This was carried out by one of the best Neurologists in the world 🌎 

As a family we couldn’t be more thankful for the specialist care he received from the incredible NHS team at UCLH 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ 

And this is why we have decided to run the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 7th April 2024 on behalf of the UCLH Charity 🏃 

THAT’S 9 WEEKS FROM TODAY 😬

Please Donate:

We know times are tough at the minute so we really appreciate any sponsorship that you are able to spare 🤑

He probably would have been taken from us long before he was without the UCLH team - so it just feels right to give back to them in the only way we’ve found how 🥰

He fought so hard in his recovery and we’re doing this for him 💪🏽

Thank you in advance for all your support 🙏 

PS - We are posting this here to make us accountable to stick to our training plans between now and race day 😳

PPS - please feel free to join us during our training……or give us a wave as you drive past 👋🏼 

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