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What does JOGLE mean?

In December 2008 I suffered a mild heart attack whilst cycling in the New Forest, but fortunately I received excellent care from many different people in the healthcare community.

People who helped me included the NHS Walk-in centre (Shirley, Southampton), The Hampshire Ambulance Service, The Southampton General Hospital A&E, Cardiac Care Unit and Winchester Cardiac Rehab Unit.

Part of my rehab has been conducted in the gym at Winchester Hospital where the staff helped me to get back to a normal lifestyle. It was great to meet dedicated people who were able to provide support in a sensitive way and with a great sense of humour.

I wanted to give something back to those who have helped me during this unexpected 'blip', so I decided to undertake another cycle ride.

JOGLE stands for John O Groats to Lands End and I will be embarking on this journey on May 22nd 2010 with my very good friend Mark.

We have set up a blog page which we hope to update as we progress:

http://johnandmarkjogle.blogspot.com/

If you wanted to support me in raising funds for the Winchester Cardiac Rehab Unit then please use this site to make a donation.

If you would rather sponsor me per mile or would rather donate offline then please let me know.

You can e mail me at john_hamshare@baa.com

You can also use this e mail address to send messages of encouragement during the ride, I am sure they will be much appreciated.

Thank you, in advance, for any support you may be able to offer me in my BIG challenge.

John

 As they say at the Winchester Cardiac Rehab Unit: 'The beat goes on'.

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