2023 Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon

WILLIAM MCELROY is raising money for Pulmonary Fibrosis NI

Participants: Gareth Armstrong

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Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon 2023 · 30 April 2023 ·

CARING-SHARING-SUPPORTING Patients and Carers in Northern Ireland; Pulmonary Fibrosis is a terminal condition and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis has no known cause or cure. We at The Northern Trust Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group (NTPFSG) are here to provide support to sufferers of pulmonary fibrosis and their families from all across Northern Ireland; working to improve their quality of life. We provide practical support with day to day living. We help raise awareness and support research into improved outcomes and greater understanding of pulmonary fibrosis. We also provide a supportive place to come together to chat and socialise with a community that understands what it is like to live with pulmonary fibrosis. We have Ambassadors all across Northern Ireland who link with and assist their local pulmonary fibrosis community. We are a not for profit charity who have appointed Directors who give up their time freely and work collectively for the betterment of all pulmonary sufferers in Northern Ireland. Our President is Dr Eoin Murtagh (Respiratory Consultant) Antrim Area Hospital) and our Patron is Mrs Julie Hesmondhalgh The NTPFSG is involved with our politicians on the all party working group for lung health in Northern Ireland. We have contact with our Respiratory medical teams across the Health and Social Care Trusts to ensure that they are aware of the services we provide to sufferers and their families. If you feel we could help you then please contact us.

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New Year... New Challenge: 

As lot of you will Know my Mum was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2021. PF is a chronic and progressive lung disease in which the air sacs in the lungs become scarred and stiff, making it difficult to breath and get enough oxygen into the blood stream. There is no known cure for PF except for a lung transplant. Mum is currently waiting to go to Newcastle Hospital to complete her final tests for a double lung transplant.

Gareth Armstrong and I will be running this year’s 2023 Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon which takes place on Sunday 30th April 2023. 26.2 miles of torture it you ask me, but I’m game for a challenge.  This is completely outside of my comfort zone but look forward embracing the challenge alongside Gareth to raise much needed funds for a very worthy charity.

Training is well under way, so if you see us out and about give us a toot and show us your support.  As they say ‘’move over we’re coming through’’

For More Information please Visit: www.pulmonaryfibrosisni.co.uk

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