Now preparing to run the London Marathon for the 2nd time. The fundraising continues.

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By now, most people will know that I am myself, a partially sighted runner.  I have an hereditary condition Optic Atrophy with Leber's.

  Jonathan, my youngest son developed the condition at the same age as myself (8) although his eyesight improved after a couple of years and although he is registered visually impaired, his eyesight causes him minimal difficulty.

  Unfortunately, two years ago this Christmas, my eldest son Tom began having problems with his sight whilst studying for his A Levels and he too was diagnosed with the condition and was registered severely sight impaired.

In order for him to come to terms with his disability, Tom stayed on at 6th form college an extra year and after passing his A Levels, is now at Nottingham Trent University studying economics.

Tom has not only had to deal with moving away from home, living independently, making new friends and get used to life as a university student but has also had to master new technology to enable him to study independently and enjoy a full and active life.

As a family, we are so incredibly proud of Tom and his achievements, people take the simple things in life for granted - withdrawing money from a cash machine, using a microwave, finding the toilets in a pub or ordering a drink at the bar but all these things are made far more difficult when you can't see very well. 

Tom used to run himself but has lost a lot of confidence since his visual problems began, he also loved playing his guitar but this is not as easy now as he's unable to read music anymore.  He also struggles to use his ipod or download music and hasn't used facebook since he lost his sight.  Again, these are things many of us take for granted.

So, to raise awareness of the issues people face whilst living with sight loss and raise money to support them, I've decided to run the London Marathon again. 

I hope you will join me by donating to RNIB/Action for Blind People to help support people like Tom.

Thank you.