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<p><em><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">**Thank you so much for visiting my JustGiving page**</span></strong></strong></em></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: #ffcc00;"><span style="color: #f121a6;">Running the London Marathon is a challenge I set myself 12 years ago when my dad died from a heart attack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was 58 years old. He enjoyed running so it must be in the blood! Getting the chance to run in his memory means <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span>such</span></span> a lot to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">I am also running to raise money in memory of my friend Steve Wilson - a work colleague, husband of my very good friend Natalie and father to 6 month old Edward.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Steve died last year from the heart muscle disease cardiomyopathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was 44 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Cardiomyopathy Association is a charity that provides information and support to people and families affected by cardiomyopathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Association gets no Government funding, relying on the generosity of supporters' donations to fund their support work which costs over £480,000 a year. Your money really will help make a real difference.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #f121a6;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span>I know times are hard but I would be </span></strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span>incredibly</span></strong></span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span> </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span>grateful if you could spare even £1 to help support me for my chosen charity. It would mean so much to me to be able to help the charity who provided Steve and Natalie with such invaluable support.</span></strong></span></p>
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