Walk4ECMO Charity Blog

Really great write up for Walk4ECMO on the Guy's and St Thomas' Charity Page

Enjoying a family weekend in # Abergavenny one year since Tom was critically ill with pneumonia. So grateful to the # NHS and the amazing # ECMO team at St Thomas @ GSTT_ICU for saving his life! @ GSTTnhs @ CV_UHB @ SupportGSTT .

Laura and Stacey today after @ Staceydavy conquered the # GreatSouthRun raising awareness for # ECMO at St Thomas' Hospital @ GSTT_ICU . # ECMO saved her best friend's life @ ll57338192 . Congratulations Stacey on an amazing job well done! https:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/GreatSout hRun4ECMO   … @ icu_portsmouth

Quite a long and emotional day yesterday dropping sons Harry and Tom back to their Universities. Tom is really looking forward to restarting his course in @ cardiffuni this week! Thank you # ECMO and # NHS ! # SecondChance @ CV_UHB @ GSTTnhs @ SupportGSTT

Fantastic effort from Tom's ex school mates from @ ReedsSchool @ ReedsAlumni walking the final 24 miles of @ Walk4ECMO with me. Thanks for your support Cam, Ewan, Chris and Alex!

Stopped of for a refreshing pint of # DaisyGold at my favourite local watering hole 'Platform 3 ' @ SmallestPubinUK . Thanks for your support Sue and Alex!

The Last Leg! Another early start : walking team assembled outside castle in Windsor Lunch 'on the lawn' in Brentford :15 minute dinner break Picked up a few 'stragglers' outside the Albert Hall The Last Steps Completed the @Walk4ECMO Challenge walking 182 miles in 6 days from Cardiff to London last Thursday afternoon. The walk was to raise awareness and money for the life-saving ECMO Intesive Care team at St Thomas' Hospital in London and to say thank you to the NHS for saving Tom's life. Amazing reception from hospital staff and friends as I crossed Westminster Bridge, very humbling indeed ...

Headed out from Woolhampton with Rich. Rain in the air again. Once again thanks to Liz and Robert for the B&B. Rich finished his walk at Reading, sterling effort over three days! Just me and the swans now... Day 5 completed in 31 miles. Enjoying well deserved refreshment, looking forward to the final day, hoping to arrive in gardens at St. Thomas' before 5.00pm.

Early start from Pewsey joined by Rich and Dave. Thanks  big sister Liz and brother-in-law Robert for bed'n'bre a kfast! 15 miles in, quick brew in Hungerford... Another tough day, 30 miles walked. Dave and Rich were legends today, brilliant effort bring the team home as the rain fell.

Joined by Dave, Rich and George for some company for the leg along the canals. Following the picturesque Kennet and Avon canals. Yesterday's industrial transport waterways are today areas of outstanding natural beauty! A hard slog but teamwork and a few sing-songs got us through 30 miles!

Crossing the old Severn Bridge to start the second day of my journey. Travelling on the cycle trail from Bristol, 8 miles to Bath. Nearly at the end of day 2... Finally arriving in Limpley Stoke, a very tough day. A couple of wrong turns cost me a few miles, 36 all told. On my own today but reinforcements arriving for tomorrow's leg.

Despite the drizzle got off to a great start from University Hospital Cardiff with family and friends, old and new. ... 31 miles later Tom and I arrived in Chepstow.

Walk4ECMO starts: 7:30am Saturday 8th September Location: Main Hospital Concourse, UHW Cardiff (nr WHSMITHS) The UHW Communcations team will meet the Walk4ECMO walkers in the hosptial concourse and then proceed to the front of the hospital A&E for a publicity photo opportunity. The walk will commence at 8:00am. Some of the walkers will not continue all the way to Chepstow, there is a small group targeting 'Tredegar House' as their end point (approx 10 mile). Looking forward to an enormous turnout and support for Walk4ECMO Here is a link to the route map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1nDzWJ_F2SXuMObyYwHA1kgLQuSOT7a1u&usp=sharing

Recent Media coverage Evening Standard: Wonder machine saved student from organ failure by stepping in for heart and lungs BBC Radio London - Catchup on iPlayer (last 10 mins): Drivetime Walk4ECMO Tweet  : Guys St Thomas' Press Release Walk4ECMO Tweet  : BBC Radio London

Llanfoist to Brynmawr  (Route 46) CLYDACH GORGE

Just over two weeks to go until Walk4ECMO A 171 mile ' Roads to Recovery ' charity walk from Cardiff to London raising money for the life saving ECMO service provided by the Intensive Care Unit at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Enjoying some gentle walks in the Seven Hills of Abergavenny. Yetserday I was at the top of the SugarLoaf with my three sons.