Tim Lewis's fundraising page

[p]Update: September 12th: [/p][p]An eventful day at The Great North Run to say the least. At about 11 miles in, I was starting to struggle and I do not remember anything after that. I woke up an hour or so later in the medical tent. The medics told me I had got to the finish line and promptly passed out due to heat exhaustion. However, I am not convinced I made it to the end and believe I was some 500 yards out or so. Needless to say, I am devastated and can only apologise for what I see as a failure on my part. Especially after 9 months of hard training. [/p][p]I cannot thank you all enough for donating towards a cause so close to my heart. The one plus of the event (2, if you include the fact I was revived!) is that, with pending offline donations, we have raised over £1k for Parkinson's UK.[/p][p]On September 11th, I am planning to run the Great North Run to raise money for Parkinson's UK. [/p][p]In September 2012, my mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Since her diagnosis, she has bravely attempted to continue doing the things she loves, such as arts, crafts and painting but I have seen how the disease has affected her movement and ability to do certain things. It is not only the motor symptoms (affecting movement) that affect sufferers but also the emotional symptoms such as anxiety and depression. I have seen how the disease has affected her ability to eat in front of people as she feels so self conscious. Also, the perception of others' at the motor symptoms often leads to them mistakenly being accused of being drunk, being laughed at which causes further embarrassment. My wife's grandfather also passed away due to advanced Parkinson's and the severe symptoms he suffered from in later life were difficult to watch.[/p][p][/p][p]There is currently no cure for Parkinson's disease, although there is medication available that can help manage the disease. By donating, you will be helping Parkinson's UK make a difference to thousands of people with Parkinson's disease and, ultimately, find a cure. [/p][p][/p][p]Thank you![/p]