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Hello, and thanks for visiting my fundraising page.
My name is Jo Maidment and my husband Dave and I will be joining in the ExburySmiles Sponsored Walk and Cream Tea Event on May 10th to raise funds for the Wessex Neurological Centre's 'Smile4Rich' Appeal. In February 2008 we took our brand new caravan away for the first time that year to Devon and on the Sunday just before we had lunch in a pub I had a blinding headache. It didn’t go away and eventually, seven days later, I found myself in Southampton Hospital’s WNC. The brain haemorrhage I had suffered was very minor but it was not a one off and without surgery it would happen again, once more I might survive, twice more I wouldn’t. So you can understand why I opted for brain surgery. Last May my mode of transport was a mobility scooter, this May I am going to walk five miles, you never know I might work up to a marathon at this rate. I have a few other problems at the moment, which means I don’t eat wheat or dairy produce so if anyone wants to support me in person, on the day, there is a cream tea in it for them, otherwise Dave will eat both of them.
So, please be generous in your support - every penny helps and will go toward helping others, like me, in the future. The picture, taken by Dave, shows how I look once my hair grew back.
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