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My team at work spend the majority of their day seated at a computer (writing medical reports) and we all agreed to increase our fitness with a daily run/walk/cycle, this has to be done on every working day :). To inspire us to complete this we are also raising funds and one of the charities chosen is Delta. 

Delta made such a difference to our lives and particularly to my daughter, Louise, who has a severe hearing loss. As a child it was suggested she wouldn't speak and would have to communicate via BSL. Not acceptable, we knew she could/would talk - she never stops now!! We found Delta, attended their weekends and other events and were inspired by meeting other children with profound/severe hearing losses, including some with cochlear implants who were all verbal.

Fast track to today and Louise is a student nurse and though its been difficult for her through covid with the added restrictions due to people wearing masks, she is now in her final year and I'm so proud of her achievements, she has struggled at times - working with terminally ill patients on a covid ward but overall has taken it in her stride..... This is all due to her with the help of Delta giving us the confidence to promote her use of the aural approach. 

So, as most of you know, I do already walk regularly, between 15-20 miles a week on average, so have chosen to run, hopefully increasing distances on my working days in addition to walking! Hopefully my knees won't let me down!