Sunday 17 April 2011 I will be taking part in my 10 London Marathon in-order to raise transplant and donor awareness. Please help me and “To Transplant & Beyond” Save Lives December 1999 – I joined the organ donor register due to an illness when I was a baby that caused my heart to enlarge to almost the size of a football. July 2000 – I could hardly walk across the room due to heart failure 29 July 2000 – A young man called Steven Tibbey died due to a car accident and donated his organs to transplantation. 30 July 2000 – I was lucky enough to receive the very generous “Gift of Life” from Steven, he donated his heart to me. Sept 2000 – I took part in the Harefield Transplant Hospital fund raising jog, just 6 weeks after transplant. May 2001 – I completed the Henley to Harefield bike ride – 26miles June 2001 – Eleven months post transplant I completed the London to Brighton bike ride – 58miles July 2001 – I met my donors family on live TV with Gloria Huniford. May 2002 – I find myself cycling in the South of England to raise donor awareness for the NHS April 2002 – My first London Marathon Then the list just gets bigger and bigger – London Triathlon – Athens Marathon – Snowdonia Marathon – Cycle from George Town to Cape Town (South Africa) – Sydney Marathon – Venice Marathon – Great Wall of China Marathon – Shanghai & Hong Kong Marathon – 35mile Two Oceans Marathon Cape Town – Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon San Francisco just to name a few. Over the years I have had great support from various people and companies, all helping me to raise transplant and donor awareness. Now you can help too…. Please make a donation to “To Transplant & Beyond” For more information on the charity and transplantation please visit the website www.heart-transplants.co.uk Thank you for your support John x
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