Hi people,

I have with absolutely no regret entered an ironman for the summer time, so I thought I'd combine personal pain for someone else's gain...

Some of you may know my brother has a history of mental illness and has for the past year been staying at a place called Mid Point after a nervous breakdown early in 2009. (http://www.hertsmh-turning-point.co.uk/midpoint.html)

As the name suggests 'Mid Point' is a 'point' somewhere between being institutionalised and being left to fend for yourself. It's without hesitation that I can say the last year has been the best shape he's been in for a long while, much of it due to Mid Point.

It's probably worth mentioning at this point that 1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year.

I'd like to raise some money in order to better some of the facilities provided at Mid Point, so any donation - small or large - would be greatly appreciated. In exchange, you can rest assured I'll have a pretty unpleasant 15 hours of swimming, cycling and running and that I will have worked hard for every penny you have donated!! :-)  

Cheers, Mark

mark23jordan@yahoo.com