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Why I am fundraising for Parkinson's UK
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page! I’m taking part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon for Parkinson’s UK and would really appreciate your support!
Why am I doing this? Well, I kindly (or perhaps foolishly) agreed to support my wife Mel, who is also taking part. My father-in-law, Bob, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s several years ago and now Mel (and by default, me), want to see as much money raised for this cause as possible.
Bob spent his entire career at sea – primarily as a trawlerman, but interspersed with a period as a permanent crew member for the RNLI on the Clovelly lifeboat. When Mel was a kid, he also spent times during the summer months acting as a support vessel for swimmers attempting to cross the Channel. You could never accuse Bob of sitting down and doing nothing!
When he retired, he and my mother-in-law, Trish, went to Fuerteventura on a ‘gap year’. The change in lifestyle really seemed to suit them. However, when they came back to the UK ten years ago, it was apparent, after a period of not seeing him, that something wasn’t right. Bob was subsequently diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
It’s cruel to think that someone that worked so hard for so many years, and who had embraced the start of their retirement with such a fundamental change of lifestyle now spends most of his time at home. Trish now spends most of her time caring for Bob, so the disease has effectively robbed them both of enjoying their retirement.
Although any money I raise probably won't benefit Bob, I would like to try and make sure that other families do not have to see a loved one suffer like this.
Please help by sponsoring my challenge. All money raised will help fund breakthroughs and help support the Parkinson's community.
Thank you
Thank you to my sponsors
£26
Anne Mccarthy
£20
Eniola Lasekan
£50
Paul Guinan
Good luck mate!!
£20
Joe Pepper
Well Done Tayo, great cause, all the best!
£10
Dan Hawkes
Wishing you all the best for great cause!
£20
Enitan Ogunyemi
Nice1 bro. Good cause! 👏
£20
John Ralston
Amazing - good luck Tayo. Fantastic cause and I know you’ll do everyone proud.
£30
Rob Spall
Looking forward to seeing your usual swagger transformed for running this! Such a worthy cause mate, good luck I know you will smash this :-)
£15
Zinat Kwakye
£20
Ricardo Oliveira
Well done Tayo!
£20
Joel King
Go smash Tayo!
£10
Chika
Well done
£20
Scott Burns
Best of luck!
£30
Ade Ajibade
Good luck Tayo
£10
Neil Caplan
£10
Emily Gaskell
Good luck Tayo!
£20
Anonymous
£20
Gordon Slider
Good luck Tayo, a fantastic cause!
£50
Anonymous
£20
Ade Anibaba
Good luck to you and Mel!
£10
Ralph Mullan (computacenter)
What a great cause, best of luck Tayo.
£20
Dean Hogan
Great cause Tayo... and good luck!
£30
Rachel Kennedy
Such an amazing cause! Good luck to you Tayo and your wife! :)
£30
Riaz Mamodesen
Great cause! Good luck :)
£20
Sola Akerele
£20
Julian Clements
Nice one Tayo...
£20
Robin Campbell
Tremendous effort! All the best, buddy!
£10
Brian Rutherford
£20
David Stockdale
Best of luck, Tayo!
£20
Kirstie
Go Tayo and Mel!! You'll absolutely smash it and it's for such a good cause. Good luck with the training :)
£10
Francis Cripps
Good luck Tayo, a very worthwhile cause.
£20
James Linnane
Good luck Tayo, great cause!
£10
Anonymous
£20
Russell Flew
Great cause Tayo! Good luck with the training!
£20
Rob Taylor
Good luck Tayo!
Well done Tayo. A very worthy cause.