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A few years ago, a close friend of mine suffered from a stroke. He had worked hard all his life, and was at the start of what was meant to be a long and fulfilling retirement. He had plans to travel the world, and see wildlife in areas he had only dreamed of, but owing to his stroke he was made to put his plans on hold. The idea was to wait until he had enough strength to fulfil his life-long ambitions... but the sad truth was that he went into a nursing home, and that is where he passed away recently. I still feel him here - and still feel so frustrated on his behalf.

So I am running 15K in Richmond Park on November 21st to raise money for research - to either prevent someone from suffering from a stroke, or so that someone else might recover, and go on to achieve their dreams.

Thank-you Tom Moss - you gave me so much, I can never give you the same in return. But know that I miss you, and am grateful for everything you did for me.

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