<p><span style="color: #333399;"><strong>"I DO IT BECAUSE HE CAN'T"</strong></span></p> <p>That is what I say when people ask why I am doing the Brighton Marathon and that is what I tell myself when I am out running at 7am on a Saturday morning when it is -8 outside and there is thick frost on the ground.</p> <p>Matthew can no longer walk because of the brain damage caused by epilepsy. The children and adults that the Matthew's Friends charity help and represent can not&nbsp;do a marathon because of epilepsy.&nbsp; If you are one of those that think you can take a pill and epilepsy will go away - then please THINK AGAIN.&nbsp; Epilepsy can kill, medication does NOT always work.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over 600,000 people have epilepsy in the UK and&nbsp;at least 30% of those will have&nbsp;drug resistant epilepsy and will need to look for other types of treatment - Matthew's Friends offers that chance by way of Ketogenic Dietary Therapies. The same diet that saved Matthew's life and inspired his charity that now works all around the world.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our wonderful charity Patron, Celebrity Chef Tony Tobin will be doing this one with me followed by the London Marathon the following week (mad fool!) - so please help us keep on with our vital work.&nbsp;&nbsp; Please don't expect a rapid time from me - I just want to finish it!!</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>