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I am taking part in a half ironman which consists of a 1.9km sea swim, a 56 mile bike ride and a half marathon. I have been a keen cyclist for a few years now but haven't ran since leaving school 15 years ago and haven't swam since primary school 20 years ago. 

My story

6 years ago my 23 month old daughter became very ill, she was almost lifeless on the sofa  it was the Easter bank holiday and the GPs were closed so we took her to A+E. A few hours later she was diagnosed with an ear infection and we were sent on our way. A few days later and our daughter had become seriously ill. She wasn't moving and had lost an enormous amount of weight. She was pale with large dark rings around her eyes. On the Tuesday we took her to the GP where they immediately did a blood test and her blood sugar levels were off the scale. The GP rang Musgrove where we had to take her immediately and the staff were waiting for us. Our daughter was then diagnosed type 1 diabetic and spent the next 5 days in high dependency. Our lives, including her 4yo brother and hers were never going to be the same again. We knew nothing about diabetes let alone care for a 23 month old diabetic. After coming to terms with this we were introduced to the Josh Evans Trust Fund and were given books supplied by the trust fund to help us with our homework. Since being introduced to the trust fund we have had days out and Christmas trips with all the other diabetic children which is amazing for our daughter to see other children the same as her. 

The Josh Evans Trust Fund
The aim of the trust fund is to provide local support for children with Diabetes in Somerset and their families
The trust fund over the last ten years have provided a wide range of educational resources ,peer support ,purchase of continuous monitoring equipment and also trips and annual events at Kilve and Santa express .
The trust is locally focused and works with children’s Diabetes specialist teams cross Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust The trust fund relies heavily on local people fundraising and people have done amazing things over the least ten years which include skydives ,bingo ,raffles ,marathons ,bike rides, making crafts .
We believe we are making an difference
The trustees are inspired by the individuals who go the extra mile and Rob is no exception good luck.

This really is an awesome local charity that is so close to our hearts and has helped us through our tough times.