Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I would be grateful if you can help me build a brighter future for local people in the Aberdeen area living with neurological conditions. In August I’m coming out of competitive running retirement & taking part in the Great Aberdeen Half Marathon to raise funds for Sue Ryder & it’s neurological care centre, Dee View Court.

This is Scotland’s only purpose built specialist care centre providing 24/7 care for people with long-term & degenerative neurological conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Motor Neurone Disease & Huntington’s as well as acquired brain injuries through things such as road traffic accidents or a stroke. Twenty four people between the ages of 18-65 call Dee View Court their home.

At the centre the specialist team of nurses, physios & carers focus on what a person can do - not what they can’t - to help each resident live as full a life as possible regardless of their condition.With only 24 spaces the waiting list is always full & demand continues to grow.

In Scotland there are currently more than 1000 people living with a neurological condition who are inappropriately placed in old people’s care homes, hospitals & psychiatric wards going without the care they urgently deserve & need.

Dee View Court desperately needs to expand to help more people, which is why, in 2017, Sue Ryder launched a 2 year £3.9m Capital Appeal to expand Dee View Court,update the existing facilities & create a further 20 bedrooms/lifelines for people in our community.

But it’s a big project & one they can’t do alone, hence why I decided to come out of running retirement & do my best to help them. You can also help Sue Ryder achieve their goals by sponsoring my run.

Many thanks, Gary.

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