I'VE DONE IT  - All 26.2 mile's of it.

Thank you so much for sponsoring me and making all of the 26.2 miles worth it.  I have no blisters or aches and pains (except my wisdom tooth!).  I came in at position 5761 with a time of 5hrs 7mins 6secs.

I blame a toilet break which stopped me getting inside the 5hrs that I wanted - I am far too posh to poo my pants in a Paula Radcliffe style and you should have seen the queues!

Thank you so so much

Juliet xx

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In April 2006 I was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ITU) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to be put in an induced coma and on to life support. Why?

I was diagnosed with Gullian Barre Syndrome (GBS).  It is a condition that anyone can get at any time where the immune system goes into overdrive and attacks the nervous system, which in turn left me paralysed.  It is also something that can impact on any of the major organs and in my case it was my lungs which meant I had to go onto a respirator.  In addition to that I had further complications by contracting Adult Respiratory Disorder Syndrome (ARDS) and in simple terms my lungs stopped working!  As a result of ARDS I then had to have thoracic surgery (again in simple terms, a major operation to attach my lungs to my ribcage!)

After long days and long nights my condition improved and with lots of intensive physiotherapy I was able to go home to my husband Mark and my two brave little girls Madison & Yasmin (who were 3 and 1 respectively at the time).  It was an incredibly hard time for all and I wish to thank family, friends, colleagues and friends of friends for their continued support. I spent a total of 4 months in hospital. 

I have therefore chosen to raise money for the Intensive Care Unit (ITU) at  Birmingham Queen  Elizabeth  Hospital in return for the staff’s dedication to the health service and my recovery. Without their efforts and their personal commitment to make a difference, I wouldn’t be here today, so a great big thank you to all those involved.

I was finally discharged from the chest clinic in February 2008.

With Special Thanks:-

Sean               Thank you for sorting my photos out and finding the time  

                        to dry my hair – hope you and your family are well.

Colin               Thanks for entertaining me and opening my five bags of crisps a day!

Lucy               Thank you for entertaining my visitors – hope you are still travelling the world.

Gemma           The pregnant one – hope everything went well.

Gemma           The one going to Australia – I hope your plans worked out too.

Michael          The little cheeky one.

Michael          The big one.

Claire S           Who I used to go to school with.

Claire W         Thanks for bringing me magazines on a Monday night – these were

                         always the quietest days for visitors.

Emma              The pregnant one.

??                    Physio terrorist – hope your house move went well.

Mooney         Still keeping everyone in check!

Renalto

Aggie

Dr Mavji Manji                                     Dr Julian Bion

Dr Nicholas Murphy                           Dr David Rossor

Dr Joanne Moysey                              Mr Ehab Bishay

Dr Miller

I think everyone had a turn at looking after me during my stay in ITU and although I may not have mentioned you, you were all equally responsible for my recovery – so thank you.

Thank you also to Jenny Williams and Bill Tunnicliffe for my continued after sales service!

This money will go directly to the Intensive Care Unit atQueenElizabethHospital - N3CC fund number 12-1-348 as agreed with Lucy Tobias from UHB Charities.