I like writing about our more remarkable supporters, and Jo Earlam is certainly in that category.
Jo ran the London Marathon for us last year but it wasn’t her first marathon and she didn’t exactly stop at the finishing line. She has set out to run 50 marathons before she reaches the age of 50 in 2015, which is a pretty tall order. From recent correspondence, I know that she has been running in Devon and Barcelona among other places this year.
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The image that springs to mind is Forrest Gump running unstoppably across the USA and back again. There are lots of obvious differences, of course, not least that Jo has a serious purpose in raising funds for dementia research, taking her painful experience of having two loved ones with dementia and converting it into a very positive contribution.
The reason that I am writing about Jo again this week is that she is now at the half way stage in her marathon of marathons. She has also started a new blog in which she bravely writes about living with OCD as well as the herculean task she has set herself. Jo, a journalist by trade, writes well and I would encourage you to read her blog. Keep up with her if you can!
Thank you Mark and to everyone at BRACE for your support. It's a very good feeling to wear the BRACE vest when I'm taking part in an event. It's also a reminder that, however tough a race is for me, for people with dementia and for their carers, so many other things in life are a bigger challenge. We'll all get there, step by step. Jo E/Tom H!
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