I am taking part in the New York Marathon on the 4th November to raise money for Ward 10, which is a respiratory Ward at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

I have worked as a staff nurse on Ward 10 for two years, we are a hardworking, highly skilled and enthusiastic team who help care for and treat people who have a variety of acute and chronic respiratory conditions. We have acutely ill patients with non-invasive ventilation, chest drains, tracheostomys and larngectomys amongst others.

With help from Blackpool Victoria Hospitals charity Blue skies I hope to raise money to help improve the patients experience on our ward, and also raise awareness of some of the many respiratory conditions that people have to deal with including COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia and asthma.

If you want to support our cause, please share our page with your friends, family and co-workers. The more people aware of our cause the closer we will get to reaching our goal.

Follow our Facebook page where you can see updates of our fundraising events, follow some of my training and even meet some of the patients and staff on our ward so you can see how important it is to us all! http://www.facebook.com/Gareth-his-New-York-Marathon-Fundraising-for-ward-10-215945605663775/

We have a driven, dynamic and highly trained team, we just need your help to have more resources to provide the best care!

The ward 10 team and myself would like to thank you for visiting my just giving page and for your support