<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>I have recently been advised that on medical grounds I need to stay silent for the next three weeks for fear of doing permanent damage to my vocal cords. Anyone that knows me will be well aware that I love the sound of my own voice so this is going to be very difficult even though I know I have no real choice! In the next three weeks I have a variety of challenges. There are meetings at work I need to find a way of contributing in. I have an 8 hour return train journey to Middlesbrough as well as 90 minutes of painful football in the middle to endure in silence! I also have a loving wife at home who will probably get fed up of me trying to ask her to do things with gestures or a big flipchart! I also have a couple of work trips away in travelodges at the other side of the country and not being to ring my wife when I'm alone in a hotel room for the night is utterly depressing!</p> <p>Basically the next three weeks are going to be sodding miserable and I suspect rather lonely too so I decided to try and raise some money for The Free Kicks Foundation, a wonderful little charity that offers disadvantaged kids football related days out. It's a cause close to my heart and every penny you donate to them will make the next 3 weeks pass so much easier for me.</p> <p>I will keep you updated with how the 3 weeks goes and the novel ways I find to communicate beyond my traditional method of speaking louder than anyone in the room!</p> <p>Thanks for your support and you know you will all hear from me at the end of the month!</p> <p>Ant</p>