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<p>Hi . . . .</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p>
<p>This year I hope to achieve one of my ambitions . . . Completing the London Marathon 2012</p>
<p>I am running as part of The Gallery Fitness Club team that are raising funds for the Brain & Spine Foundation.</p>
<p>This charity is close to my heart because of the work the Foundation do in respect of Motor Neurone Disease.</p>
<p>In 2002 my late husband was diagnosed with the disease and for 7 years with pride and dignity fought the disease with utter determination. This was a normal healthy family man who for a reason we will never know was suffering from a terminal illness.</p>
<p>For me to stay focussed and in control of my family I started running more to stay fit and strong. Caring for someone, being a mum and working is a fitness test in itself. I said one day that I would run the London Marathon...... I think at that point I was only running 3 miles at a time.</p>
<p>In 2009 he passed away. I now have the chance to raise some money into research of this awful disease. What I did learn is that there is so little known about MND and other such diseases.</p>
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