Hello and a big thank you for being kind enough to visit my page and supporting me.

As you may know my mum has Motor Neurone Disease and I love her very very much. Over the past few years I have watched mum's body slowly deteriorate to such an extent that her still active mind is now locked away in a body she is unable to use, unable to move, to speak or do anything that we all take for granted, imagine the frustration and feeling of helplessness. As my daughter's Granny she should be enjoying time with them, Christmas, School Sports Day and sunny days on the Beach. This awful disease has made these impossible.

So this is the reality of MND and currently there is no cure. I thought I would get off my fat bum and do something constructive to help raise money for the MND Association. I always fancied running a Marathon but could never muster the enthusiasm or dedication it entails, now I will run it for my mum. My target is to finish the run, I am following a controlled training programme. So far I am injury free and have lost a lot of weight (Bonus!).

Again, thanks I really appreciate your very kind pledges of support, Mike 

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