UPDATE: Marathon for ME BBC Interview with Tom and Naomi Whittingham

July 1, 2015

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#MEAction

BBC Interview about ME Awareness and Fundraising!

We have been overwhelmed by the response to Tom’s Marathon for ME awareness and fundraising campaign.
As Tom says:
“I am so proud to have completed my first marathon, but I am even more proud to have been able to raise so much money and awareness for ME, and to have connected with many different people along the way. This has been an amazing journey, and an incredibly special time in my life, one that I will never forget. Thank you kindly to everyone who supported me. You really were there with me every step of the journey!”
Our local BBC radio station broadcast an interview with us this morning:

Listen to the Interview

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