Updated on Jul 13th 2012 at 9:47 PM from the JustGiving API

Finally got the social media links in place. Time to call it a day #knackered

 

My brother and I were born in a farmhouse outside a small village in North Wales called Boduan (pronounced Bodvean). He named his house in Ashingdon, Glan Gorse, after the farmhouse, which was called Glan-y-Gors.

 

It was, and still is, a place of special importance to us both. My father was billeted there during the war, when he was stationed at Pwllheli airfield. None of the family that we were billeted with could speak English, only Welsh, so for a while it must have been an interesting household. Mike was born in 1942 and I in 1945.

 

Mike did not live long after the terrible diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease, but his mind was sound and active to the end. I am proud to be his brother and to have been able to help him in a small way through that time. For such an active man to die in this way was terrible for him, I know: The gritty and gutsy way that my older brother endured his illness was inspiring, just as,in so many ways, he was to me throughout our life together.

 

If, by getting sponsorship for the Association, it helps anyone or any family, not to go through what he went through, I feel that it would be a fitting tribute to Mike. To all those who knew him, Mike was a kind and loving man and would help anyone rather than do anything unkind. He is sadly missed by all my family and the happy times we had will always be with us. If you feel you would like to contribute in any way, by donation, help in finding accommodation on my route, helping to publicise my walk, maybe even find a corporate sponsor, or in any other way then I would be very grateful for any help at all.

 

It is my intention, in October, to walk from his home in Ashingdon to our birthplace in North Wales. It is approximately 320 miles in distance and I am looking for sponsorship by the mile or the whole distance.  I have never done a walk of this length before and I anticipate it will take me some three weeks or so. I was diagnosed with M.E. some fifteen years agow now and am slowly recovering. There are still some days I feel unable to get out of my bed - I hope that I can complete this task without this happening. 

 

I will endeavour to be in touch with local media in the areas I go through to bring more attention to the Motor Neuron Disease Association and its activities. You can follow my progress here on this site, and also on Twitter (https://twitter.com/glanygors), the Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Glan-Gorse-to-Glan-y-Gors/256844744431783) and Michael's MuchLoved Tribute site (http://michael.house.muchloved.com/).

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