Nass MS & London to Brighton Cycle Ride Sunday June 16th
Good afternoon
from
Arundel Eccentrics Antiques
This is Nass, my lovely husband.
Did I ever tell you how I met him?
Nass came to England to go to school.
A boy of 11.
His parents thought it might calm him down. LOL
The sad thing was
due to the problems
that erupted
in his own country
he was unable to return.
It was 20 years before he saw any of his family again.
By the time I met him, Nass was my son
Jay's,rather gorgeous
sports master
and I was in the middle of a divorce.
Ha Ha,
so the benefits of being on the PTA
were for me long term.
Best thing I ever signed up for.
The PTA that is.
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| Nass |
Nass is not one to build himself up.... so I am going to do it for him.
My husband is amazing.
But don't tell him I told you.
But don't tell him I told you.
A couple of years ago he was diagnosed with MS.
We were both shell shocked.
For some while we didn't talk about it.
The Elephant was most definitely in the room
When we did eventually deal with discussing it, his reaction was;
" I'm not taking this lying down, I'm going to fight it."
Oh Ohhhhh.
What's he up to?
What did he do?
He signed up for the Brighton Marathon and ran it for
The Chestnut Tree Hospice
just outside of Arundel,
just outside of Arundel,
raising money for sick and terminally ill children.
The amazing thing was after only 6 training sessions
and around the same in training miles,
Nass damaged his leg.
He thought if he went out again and aggravated
it he wouldn't be any good on the day.
So he didn't train anymore.
But run it he did and not only that, slowed himself
down by running with someone who was on the
brink of giving up, so they both came through the finishing line together.
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| yeah yeah...I know, she's pretty...well he needed SOME encouragement. |
I breathed a sigh of relief.
His doctors breathed a sigh of relief.
All his friends breathed a sigh of relief.
Oh no......you can't keep that Nassie down.
Now he is about to do the London to Brighton Cycle Ride.
Its on Sunday June 16th
Its on Sunday June 16th
The training regime has been much
the same as the marathon.
the same as the marathon.
It would be great if you could support Nass
with one of the charities he is raising money for.
The Chestnut Tree Hospice
"Chestnut Tree House is the only children's
hospice in Sussex and cares for
280 children and young adults
from 0-25 years of age with progressive
life-limiting conditions from
Sussex and South East Hampshire.
Completed in 2003, the hospice
provides a 'home from home'
environment with 10 children's bedrooms
plus eight family rooms,
a wet and dry play area,
computer and music rooms,
a multi sensory room and hydrotherapy pool.
The house is set in beautiful gardens
within an area of outstanding natural beauty.
There are potentially 1,000 families with
life-limited children in Sussex.
Chestnut Tree House offers support for the whole family
including psychological and bereavement support,
end of life and short break care and sibling support.
The hospice costs almost £3 million per year to run.
hospice in Sussex and cares for
280 children and young adults
from 0-25 years of age with progressive
life-limiting conditions from
Sussex and South East Hampshire.
Completed in 2003, the hospice
provides a 'home from home'
environment with 10 children's bedrooms
plus eight family rooms,
a wet and dry play area,
computer and music rooms,
a multi sensory room and hydrotherapy pool.
The house is set in beautiful gardens
within an area of outstanding natural beauty.
There are potentially 1,000 families with
life-limited children in Sussex.
Chestnut Tree House offers support for the whole family
including psychological and bereavement support,
end of life and short break care and sibling support.
The hospice costs almost £3 million per year to run.
Families are never charged for their care and less than
8p in every pound is funded by the government,
so they rely heavily on the generosity,
so they rely heavily on the generosity,
help and support of the people of Sussex."
The British Heart Foundation
The Brain Tumour Charity
We have several friends who have been
struck down by this terrible disease
or who have very sadly
or who have very sadly
lost a child to it.
One friend who went through it
and fortunately came
out the other side,
told me,
" Oh Brenda, you don't expect to go for a new pair of
specs and come home with a brain tumour"
Chestnut tree hospice
Brain Tumour Charity
British Heart Foundation
Thanks for stopping by
Have a great day
