My father was the founder and CEO of A.C.O.T.H, which was an organisation that provided a hub for legal services and community direction for the African Community of Tower Hamlets. This was at a time where the community had few places to turn to. My father’s organisation rectified this and pioneered social-cohesion among Africans in the community.

In 2006, my father’s years of hard work and further ambitions came to a halt. He suffered from a major stroke and was left without the ability to walk and talk properly. It was very upsetting to see a man with such great energy and ambition to be left without the ability to use these strengths. Fortunately, it is 2010 now and my father determination has enabled him to make some very positive steps towards recovery.

With an estimated 150,000 strokes in the UK each year, there are 67,000 deaths and many suffer from severe disabilities. So as you can see, my father is not the only person in this situation. I am aware that strokes are preventable if they are caught early enough. The problem is most people are not educated in this area and are unable to recognise a stroke. So I will like to get the message out there, so that everyone becomes aware of the implications of a stroke from eating less salt and maintaining a good healthy blood pressure level.

I am running in the London Bupa 10k run to raise money for 'The Stroke Association' charity as I will like more research to be carried out on strokes, which is the 3rd most common cause of death in the UK, after heart disease and cancer. Together, we can put a stop to the rising number of deaths caused by strokes.

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