Marathon runner raises £ 3,000 for Alzheimer patients
Marathon races have emerged as an easy source of prompting people towards doing charitable work. Lately, there have been innumerable examples of people who opted to run a marathon race to raise funds various humanitarian causes like children’s education,
extending help to families of a deceased and so on.
In a similar attempt, a Crosby marathon runner, Andy Walker, chose to participate in a marathon race to gather money for Brace, a charity organization that conducts research work on finding a cure for the Alzheimer disease.
The source of inspiration for the runner to take on the daunting task was his mother who suddenly found herself suffering from a complex form of the mental disease. The runner’s efforts paid off as he succeeded in raising over £ 3,000 through the race.
The 42-year old runner, even before finding out about his mother’s disease, had developed a likeness for the 26-mile Liverpool Marathon.
Seeing his mother’s health deteriorating rapidly, he had no other quick way to gather the funds necessary to afford the treatment and the medical expenses.
It was about 18-months ago when Andy’s mother’s disease worsened, from short-term memory loss, it aggravated to epileptic attacks.
Now, even after going through extensive tests, the doctors are still unable to diagnose the dementia she is suffering from and why her disease is worsening so rapidly.
Talking about what led Andy to run the race, he said that it was primarily to help people like his mother who are suffering from the fatal disease.
He said, “I know that it is too late for my mum, but there is still much that can be done for other sufferers and their families. I chose to raise money for Brace instead of one of the larger dementia charities because it specializes in funding scientific
research”.
Talking about research developments regarding Alzheimer, the runner further said, “There are many unanswered questions with Alzheimer’s which, as I experienced, leave you feeling very confused wondering how something so devastating can happen so quickly.
The more time and expertise we dedicate to Alzheimer’s research, the more likely we are to find a cure”.
£ 3,000 are definitely not enough to eradicate a disease like Alzheimer, however, Andy’s efforts will definitely prompt other people to play their part to help out the needy people.
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