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A Big big thank you to all my sponsors, friends, family and patients, so far 12th October, the day after the race ( I finished in 2 hours 5 minutes and 2 seconds) I have achey legs but have raised almost £500 (with off-line sponsorship). So a big thanks, this was a brilliant race- Birmingham does this better than even the Great North Run!.

 

Up until now my running has usually had a bit of a political edge, but this one is different- this time its personal! I must have had over £250,000 in research funds from the Parkinson's Disease Society over the last 10 years for various projects to do with the genetics of Parkinson's Disease, which I have been researching since my PhD. In addition I run (excuse the pun) a course to train trainee neurologists and other doctors about Parkinson's Disease. However I have always felt that was.....work, so have never sought to raise money. This time is different, I want to raise an OBSCENE amount of cash for Parkinson's disease research. Why?

 

When last year my Dad (himself a doctor, now retired) developed Parkinson's disease, it seemed like it was payback time. I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for my Dad's anaesthetic skills when I nearly gassed myself as a child. Likewise my Dad helped me tremendously by collecting control samples for my PhD project- funded in part through the Parkinson's Disease Society. I have signed up to donate my brain (when I've stopped using it!) to help Parkinson's disease research. Thus I do know just how expensive this kind of research is- more than most people realise!

 

Hence I really do want to raise an obscene amount of cash! Help me do it!

 

Dr David Nicholl

Consultant Neurologist, City Hospital & Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham

 

 

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