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Creating a healthier future.
THE WHAT:
I'll be walking 150kms across six Ultra Challenges in six months to support the charity Scannappeal.
THE WHERE:
Across the beautiful English countryside from the Cotswolds to North Downs to Windsor and the South Coast. Each walk between 22kms to 30kms.
THE WHY:
Money raised will support Scannappeal's Cardiac Appeal - funding £2m-£3m for cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment equipment within the transformed Wycombe Hospital. Creating faster, safer and more effective care for thousands of local heart patients each year.
Why support this?....To put this into a UK context:
- 7.6 million people are living with heart and circulatory disease.
- On the day you read this - 270 hospital admissions will occur due to a heart attack, and 480 will die from cardiovascular disease.
The cardiology lead at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust explains
...these facilities will extend the ability to provide life-changing care for patients around-the-clock....I hope the community will rally to support one of the most consequential healthcare developments the county has seen for generations.
Rest assured this will not be an easy challenge - six Ultra Challenges across six months. (I only did two last year!)
Really grateful if you could get behind me and support - donate, sponsor or join me - there are lots of options!
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