I didn’t know David Greaves personally but went to Newcastle University with his wife Philippa. I have followed their story for the last couple of years and would love to raise some funds for this worthy cause.

David Greaves, sadly lost his battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in September 2016. He was diagnosed shortly before his 30th birthday in 2015.

MND is a degenerative disease that results in death of motor neurons (the cells which control voluntary muscular movement of the body). It
robs those who suffer from it of the use of their limbs, their voice and eventually their lungs. It drastically reduces life expectancy - 50% of people die within 2 years of diagnosis. It is also more common than a lot of people think - 1 in 300 people get it.

Despite such adversity, Dave showed incredible strength proving the true iron man that he was. Dave got married to Philippa, wrote and
published a children's book to raise funds for the Friends of the Earth (www.homelessbee.starringstorys.co.uk/), climbed Kilimanjaro (raising over £12,000 for MND Association), and travelled around Africa, funding 400 school uniforms to children in Kenya so that they
could attend school, went on safari in Malawi and Zambia, and flew over Victoria Falls by helicopter at the end of rainy season.

Prior to his diagnosis, Dave was exceptionally fit. He ran 69 miles along Hadrian’s Wall path from Carlisle to Newcastle in just one day. And the year before that, he completed the “ultra triathlon” Iron Man Challenge in Wales with relative ease – 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile cycle, and
a 26.2 mile run. He also completed several marathons too raising money for charity.

In memory of Dave, I’m joining the ‘2Fingers2MND’ team to raise money for the MND Association. I’m running the Great North Run (half marathon) from Newcastle upon Tyne to Southshields on 10^th September.

2Fingers2MND (https://www.justgiving.com/teams/2Fingers2MND) has raised around £60,000 in sponsorship so far via the Just Giving website and would be delighted to receive more pledges of support.

The MND association offers vital support to those who have MND and carry out important research to try and determine the causes and potential cures.

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