One of our dedicated Patient Care Assistant’s Ryan Densley completed a marathon charity walk at the weekend in memory of his mum who died from cancer.
He completed The South Coast Mighty Hike, which is a full-length marathon of 26.2 miles, in just over nine hours. It is the second Macmillan Cancer Support marathon he has completed, the first being in Suffolk last year.
Ryan said: “It was the hardest challenge of my life so far, with so many hills and in 30-degree heat. It was also a real struggle as I have cystic fibrosis but I managed to somehow complete the walk in exactly 9 hours and 10 mins. I’m truly so proud of myself for making it all way to the finish and doing it in honour of my mum, who I lost 12 years ago.”
Ryan decided the South Downs was a fitting choice to pay tribute to his mum as she was born in the south coast city of Brighton.
Ryan added: “Brighton is a place I love to be. It was my mum’s hometown and also where I scattered her ashes in 2016.
“This walk really felt like my mum, Susan, was walking right next to me and helped get me to the finish line.”
Those wishing to support Ryan can still do so by visiting his JustGiving page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ryan-densley
