Jack Attack - JT is back!
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On the 2nd September 2020 I collapsed while working out at my local gym. I was rushed to Nobles Hospital where they discovered I had an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), a rare brain abnormality that had caused a hemorrhage.
Nobles did an amazing job at reacting to the situation and immediately organised for me to be flown to Walton Hospital in the U.K. Within a matter of hours after collapsing, the Coast Guard flew me to Walton where I received pioneering and life-saving brain surgery.
With thanks to the surgeons and hospital staff I made it through the surgery, however it has been and will continue to be a lengthy ride back to any form of normality. Since gaining consciousness, I have been on a journey to re-learn how to move pretty much every muscle, walk and talk all over again and will also need a number of other surgeries later down the line.
I am beyond grateful to still be here today, to have made the progress that I have made to date and for the progress that I know that I will continue to make. I can't thank everyone who has played a part in this enough but feel as though I need to do something to make a start...
So, I am looking to carry out some fundraising for the following organisations to give something back:
1. Nobles Hospital for responding to the situation in that critical early stage
2. The Coast Guard for getting me over to the U.K. within a matter of hours of it all happening
3. Walton Hospital/Rehabilitation Centre for getting me to where I am today
As I said earlier, I have had to completely learn all movement again from scratch but with hard work, determination and the help of the therapists I am getting there. So to start the fundraising off, I will be challenging myself to carry out a sequence of exercises... These will be: 5 sit ups, 5 press ups, 10 squats and 10 step ups. This is probably something I could have done without even working up a sweat before the 2nd September but to achieve this goal now, I will have to work non-stop with the physio-therapists over the the next 3 weeks.
I would be very grateful if you would consider sponsoring me to help me to achieve my goal of raising £3000 for the above charities as a thank you to all the people that have helped in not only saving my life but also helping me get it back. Absolutely anything would be appreciated!
Nobles did an amazing job at reacting to the situation and immediately organised for me to be flown to Walton Hospital in the U.K. Within a matter of hours after collapsing, the Coast Guard flew me to Walton where I received pioneering and life-saving brain surgery.
With thanks to the surgeons and hospital staff I made it through the surgery, however it has been and will continue to be a lengthy ride back to any form of normality. Since gaining consciousness, I have been on a journey to re-learn how to move pretty much every muscle, walk and talk all over again and will also need a number of other surgeries later down the line.
I am beyond grateful to still be here today, to have made the progress that I have made to date and for the progress that I know that I will continue to make. I can't thank everyone who has played a part in this enough but feel as though I need to do something to make a start...
So, I am looking to carry out some fundraising for the following organisations to give something back:
1. Nobles Hospital for responding to the situation in that critical early stage
2. The Coast Guard for getting me over to the U.K. within a matter of hours of it all happening
3. Walton Hospital/Rehabilitation Centre for getting me to where I am today
As I said earlier, I have had to completely learn all movement again from scratch but with hard work, determination and the help of the therapists I am getting there. So to start the fundraising off, I will be challenging myself to carry out a sequence of exercises... These will be: 5 sit ups, 5 press ups, 10 squats and 10 step ups. This is probably something I could have done without even working up a sweat before the 2nd September but to achieve this goal now, I will have to work non-stop with the physio-therapists over the the next 3 weeks.
I would be very grateful if you would consider sponsoring me to help me to achieve my goal of raising £3000 for the above charities as a thank you to all the people that have helped in not only saving my life but also helping me get it back. Absolutely anything would be appreciated!
My mum, Kathryn Shipsides, has been the person liaising with the relevant charities to organise the donations.
Co-organizers (3)
Jack Townsend
Organizer
Kathryn Shipsides
Beneficiary
Angela Gregory
Co-organizer