So Don and I have decided to enter a challenge, which runs over the month of February. Run, jog or walk the distance between the Jersey General Hospital and Southampton’s General Hospital, which is a total of 164 Miles,
All the people that know us are aware that exercise is not normally our forte, especially as Don has had severe back problems over the years, and, has been unable to walk more than 200 yards or so without having to sit and rest his back for a few minutes.
I have recently had knee surgery and along with my Rheumatoid arthritis makes us very unfit!!
The challenge is in memory of our granddaughter Grace who died aged 11 weeks.
Due to a severe heart defect, Grace had to be born in Southampton and underwent a heart operation at just 5 days old. During this time our son Nigel and his wife Sara lived in Southampton for around 3 months with their other 2 children.
Whilst in Southampton they realized the full impact of such a problem occurring to any family that has sick children that needed to be treated in the UK. Not just the stress of having a sick child but all the financial problems that accompanied that.
Nigel and Sara set up “The Grace Crocker Family Support Foundation” in 2011 to help families in just these circumstances. Since then the charity has raised thousands of pounds and helped countless families
So now to the point of this post, please help us, to help families in need, by sponsoring us in our challenge to complete the 164 miles.
Thank you in advance for your sponsorship
