Heather McMurdo
Graham's page for Dan Dench
Fundraising for Epilepsy Action
Story
On Saturday 30th March 2013 my brother in law died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 35 as a result of his epilepsy. Dan was a loving husband to my sister Jo, a fabulous father to my niece Jessica as well as his older daughter Sophie, a great brother to Michael, Nicki and Kim and a much loved son of Sally and Doug. He was a friend to many and was only too happy to help all those he cared for in anyway he could. He lived for his family, friends and building a successful business.
In the last 6 months I have taken up running as a hobby and I wanted to do something which would be a real challenge in Dan's memory. So I have decided to run a 50km Ultra Marathon on Sunday 11th August 2013 in Salisbury, Wiltshire in his honour. I have never attempted anything of this distance before but I plan to use the next four months to really train hard in the hope of finishing the race in a respectable time.
I wanted to do something not only to raise money but also promote awareness of what impact eplilsey has on people's lives. I am therefore raising money for the charity Epilepsy Action.
Thank you for taking the time to look at my page. Any donations you make would be greatly appreciated. Graham
About Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy Action is the largest epilepsy organisation in Britain, acting as the voice for the UK's estimated 600,000 people with epilepsy, as well as their friends, families, carers, health professionals and the many other people on whose lives the condition has an impact.
As well as campaiging to improve epilepsy services and raise awareness of the condition, they offer assistance to people in a number of ways including a national network of branches, accredited volunteers, regular regional conferences and freephone and email helplines.