750 miles from Glencoe to Boscombe

750 MILES FROM GLENCOE TO BOSCOMBE

At the age of 50 our dad was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, an incurable degenerative heart disease that can affect people of all ages and one that took the lives of his brothers at the ages of 29 and 34. Sadly, it also claimed the life of our dad in December last year at the age of 64.

The condition can be managed in various ways to improve quality of life for sufferers - the CMA (www.cardiomyopathy.org) is a small charity that receives no government funding but works hard with its limited resources to provide support and information for sufferers and their families.

My brother and I are undertaking a 750-mile cycle ride in memory of our dad and to raise funds for the CMA by way of thanks for the support they provided for him after his diagnosis. We also plan to take Dad's beloved 1956 split screen Morris Minor along as official support vehicle, and we plan to scatter some of his ashes in each of his favourite haunts along the way.

To make a donation go to our fundraising page.

We also have a facebook page where we'll be posting throughout the course of the event, so help us spread the word and get 'liking' us.

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Moral support

As the newest Mrs Smith in the family, I've decided I ought to lend some moral support to my husband and brother-in-law and will be cycling with them for the last three days of the bike ride. It hardly matches up to the amount of effort the boys will be putting in, but hopefully it will help motivate them to push for the finish (rather than them hating me for being full of energy when they are running on empty!).

I would have liked to have done more of the route with them, but with already having taken three weeks out of work for a wedding and a honeymoon, time off is in short supply (it's a good excuse to miss out on some of those tough Scottish/Yorkshire hills anyway...) :-)
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