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In May , at the age of 72 years I will be running my 20th full marathon since my first in 2012. I am running for Orchard the OCD Research Charity which raises funds to support research into the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCaRDs- eg OCD, BDD, Hoarding etc) . These conditions are too frequently under-diagnosed, misdiagnosed , trivialised and overlooked. However they have a high mortality (physical complications, self-neglect and suicide) as well as a very high morbidity whereby young vibrant people are unable to work, socialise, play and fulfill their potential . WE NEED MUCH MORE RESEARCH into effective treatments for this devastating condition .

I have been working with people with OCaRDs for 45 years and although we have been moving forward, we need to do so very much more! Thank-you for reading!

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