Tuesday, October 25, 2011

ANOTHR TRIUMPH
For one of our favorite young UKers with Moebius Syndrome, Jack Marshall:
"TWO athletes are celebrating after completing the Great Yorkshire Run.

Charlotte Robinson, of Cherry Grove, Belton, took part in last Sunday’s 10k event, recording a respectable time of one hour, four minutes and 40 seconds.
The 30-year-old was one of 8,000 competitors pounding the streets of Sheffield and she managed to raise almost £250 for Cancer Research through her efforts.
She said: “My thighs are aching but apart from that, I’m not too bad.
“I really enjoyed it and I would like to thank everyone from the Crown (pub) for supporting me plus family and friends for cheering me on.”
Meanwhile crossing the finish line after completing the 2.5K Great Yorkshire Junior Run was disabled Jack Marshall, of Green Lane, Belton.
The 13-year-old suffers from a rare neurological condition, Moebius Syndrome, and this affects his life in many ways.
However this has not stopped Jack raising thousands of pounds for charity and his latest achievement helped him secure over £750 for the blood cancer charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
His mum Linda said: “It was absolutely brilliant. When he crossed the finish line, the guy from BUPA interviewed him and he got the biggest cheer in the world which made me cry, it was unbelievable.”

Some of you may have heard of this story already, but in any case it deserves all the attention it can get.  What heart that young man has...what courage...what determination.  It's an inspiring story--so be inspired!

"Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's
levels of aspirations and expectations." -unknown

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