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It’s a story as old as time.

Nine years ago, I suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage - aka a bleed on the brain, aka a haemorrhagic stroke - where my family were told I’d never move the left-hand side of my body ever again and the best life I could ever hope for was that I would never leave a care facility. This also included walking, let alone actually running.

However, with the amazing help of the incredible National Brain Injury Charity, I have indeed relearned to walk again, run the 2018 London Marathon (again for Headway), and most importantly become a dad to the most amazing little boy called Reggie.

I thought things like brain injuries only affected the slightly older generation in society, but I had just enjoyed my 30th birthday when mine occurred - showing it can happen to anyone - and I have met many more inspirational people through Headway, who were just as young as me, if not younger in some cases.

One thing I have been extremely lucky with my brain injury is it has never caused me any pain - unlike many of them. So by running both the Bournemouth Half Marathon and the Leicester Half Marathon - two places very close to my heart - in the month of October, I am more than making up for that! Am I crazy or what?! 

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