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I have been lucky enough to be given a Great North Run place in support of the Stephen Thompson Foundation. This local charity was set up in 2012 following the tragic loss of Stephen
Let me tell you about him.
He was 34 - a husband,a dad and a son. He worked in IT He played football and he was a runner. He is described as never wanting to let anybody down. He was hardworking and fit. But he became unwell - flu symptoms, a cough, back pain. This deterioration until he was having difficulty breathing so he went to hospital where they found he was in heart failure. He was diagnosed with a rare form of myocarditis. Initial treatment was only successful for 2 weeks and he deteriorated. Very sadly he lost his brave fight on 11 December 2011 whilst waiting for a heart transplant.
The charity supports 2 causes:
Research into myocarditis to prevent other families experiencing such loss
Annual donations to local junior football teams in celebration of Stephen's love of the game.

I know it's been a tough year and I know there's loads of good causes but please consider sponsoring me. Every donation of whatever size really means the world - thank you