Earlier this year his father, also John O’Brien, died after a long illness due to a neurological disorder, or ataxia. He got excellent support from carers and the ataxia community in Ireland.
I am doing this run in memory of my dad and to both raise awareness of ataxia and to raise money for the community to help current and future sufferers. 9% of the UK’s population will suffer from an ataxia. This is an area that gets very little funding and I am hoping to help make a small difference with the sponsorship I raise.
I will be covering all the costs associated with the event myself, so all money raised will go directly to the charity.
John O’Brien
If you would like to make a difference for this cause, which has no other source of funding other than sponsored fund raising, you can sponsor John via this link.
