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The ride to Spain
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South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire to
Lloret de Mar, Spain
Motorcycle ride - June
30th 2006
£2234.80 Raised for Headway - The Brain injury association
Head2Spain.org.uk
Motorcycle trip to Spain was organised & self financed by Dave & Wendy Heath
& family
with no support team or support vehicles, One Motorcycle two up and carried
their own luggage on a Suzuki GSX1400. Dave & Wendy Heath planned to travel on the
bike for a 2300 mile round trip to Northern Spain to raise money for
Headway, the brain injury association. They set off on June 30th 2006 from
Alfreton Derbyshire.It has been my dream for quite a while to ride down to Spain on my motorbike, which we had decided when we do do it, it would be for a charity. Headway is our chosen charity for reasons you will read below. I have added a page of our route Click here for the route page.
I have ridden abroad before on my old 600 bandit in 2004, and in 2005 I took my current bike (GSX1400) over to
France, Belgium & into Holland.
100% of all donations* went to Headway. click on image to right to see letter from headway to confirm we officially fundraised on their behalf.
Picture above left, (courtesy of the Derbyshire Times) Andrew Wall (front), and mum Wendy Heath and Step Dad Dave Heath.
Why Support Headway?
This charity was chosen as it relies almost entirely on donations, and also Wendy’s son Andrew Wall was involved in an accident in which he sustained near fatal brain injuries on 5th November ’05 Andrew was a pedestrian just starting to cross the road in Chesterfield in the town centre after going to a cash machine so he could go to a night club and was hit by a taxi while crossing, I can't really comment on on the accident too much at this point as it is still under investigation with the police. From the information we do have about the accident it was not the car that did the injuries it was when Andrew hit the floor that major head injuries occurred. Initially we were told that night by Chesterfield Royal Hospital Andrew would not under any circumstances survive his injuries, Andrew was not responding to anything and we consulted with the hospital regarding donating his organs and he was kept in ITU. Monday 7th November 05 was the date for the brain stem test to see if there was any brain activity, which was going to take place in the afternoon, but that morning a nurse said she had had a response from wiping his face, Andrew was then rushed immediately to the Royal Hallamshire in Sheffield to have a blood clot removed from
his brain, a large section of his skull was removed (about the
size of your hand and left out so the brain could swell.
the surgeons said
that despite having the operation his injuries were so severe he would not
survive more than 48hrs, and we were told only a miracle could save him.
After around 2 weeks we were then told if he did come out of the coma he
wouldn't walk, talk, or recognise anyone and be paralysed on his right hand
side. To cut a long story short, All I can say is miracles do happen, Andrew
came out of the coma shortly
after a month, and has been recovering
amazingly, more than we could have ever have wished for, He can now walk and
talk, though he has problems with his memory, some cognitive problems and
his vision. Andrew was at Osborn 4 Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
and was discharged 7th March 2006 after over 4 months in Hospital.Headway help people understand about brain injury, they provide information, support and services to survivors, their families and carers. Brain injury can mean problems with balance, thinking skills, memory, concentration, speech and language. It can also cause changes in behaviour, physical difficulties, head pain, epilepsy, sensory loss and even lack of awareness the injury has caused, it is very hard for families to cope without the help and support of headway.
For more information on Headway - the
brain injury association visit
www.headway.org.uk
or Telephone Headway direct
0115 924 0800
head to spain
A big thank you to all our family, friends and work colleges and everyone else involved who have sponsor forms and raising sponsorship on our behalf, your help is very much appreciated. Every penny we raise will go to Headway.
Special Thanks to all the staff at Chesterfield Royal Infirmary in ITU, HDU and Ashover ward, Nurses and Surgeons at Sheffield Hallamshire & all at Osborn 4 at Northern General
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A big thank you to all our family, friends and work colleges and everyone else involved who have sponsor forms and raising sponsorship on our behalf, your help is very much appreciated. Every penny we raise will go to Headway.
Special Thanks to all the staff at Chesterfield Royal Infirmary in ITU, HDU and Ashover ward, Nurses and Surgeons at Sheffield Hallamshire & all at Osborn 4 at Northern General
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Headway -The brain injury association. Registered Charity No 1025852
www.headway.org.uk Tel 0115 924 0800
Head2spain (South Normanton to Lloret de Mar Motorcycle ride) is
officially recognised by Headway as a fundraising event and is totally
independent of Headway the brain injury association.
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