Volume 3, Number 3, June 2009

Editorial
Monica Fletcher

Bless you for your support and best wishes for my fifth London Marathon that took place in late April. My chosen charities this year (Arrhythmia Alliance, www.arrhythmiaalliance.org.uk and Stars, http://stars.org.uk) are special for me as I have had a pacemaker for ten years. It was a surprise to be informed that I would have a new box fitted just three weeks before the Marathon. However those of you who know me would know that would not stop my attempt! But there are times when even I have to admit defeat! After completing over half the course in two hours, I decided to let my heart rule my head for once and bail out gracefully before I collapsed from heat exhaustion! When I was overtaken by a large carrot I knew it was going to be a real struggle!

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