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Seeing my Dad suffer with Vascular Dementia has been heartbreaking for my family and all who know him. Living over 150 miles away from my parents home it is hard to feel like you can be any help in their day to day lives. The support my Dad is now eventually receiving from care workers has been long awaited and very much needed.

A few months ago I saw an advert for an outreach training programme to take inactive people and train them for 21 weeks, to then run the Great East Run - Half Marathon on September 24th 2017.

Not having done any real form of physical exercise for over 25 years, sitting at a desk all day, I thought this seemed like a perfect way to get myself motivated to do something about my own health and fitness.

Having started the programme back in May, I have been surprised at the enjoyment running is giving me. It is a struggle, a real struggle, I get out of breath too quickly, but I persevere. This is nothing compared to the struggle my Dad is going through, and that is what is keeping me going. That little sparkle in his eye I get to see when we can still share a silly joke is what I will be thinking about the whole way around. 

I want to raise what I can so that the research into Alzheimers may continue to help other sufferers and their families.

Give what you can, I will be eternally grateful of any donations.