I'm Chris Doyle, a Consultant Paediatrician working in James Cook University Hospital.

Within our paediatric team, I work as part of our paediatric epilepsy service, offering care to children across the Teesside and North Yorkshire area who have a diagnosis of epilepsy.

As part of out management, we advise parents to try and capture and record any seizures that occur to help us - however unfortunately not all our parents have the means, or even have the time to capture this.

I wish to use my race in the Great North Run to bring awareness to this need, and to raise some funds to provide funds for audio-visual equipment to be donated to families who would benefit as part of their management.

Any donation would be appreciated, and could make the difference in some of our children's epilepsy management.

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