Human Interest 2010 - Virgin London Marathon
Human Interest 2010 - Virgin London Marathon
Human Interest 2010 - Virgin London Marathon
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<strong>Virgin</strong> <strong>London</strong> <strong>Marathon</strong> - <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Interest</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Steven<br />
Waterston<br />
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Steven Watson is a serving soldier in the British Army and has<br />
been for 17 and a half years. Steven has already travelled an<br />
amazing distance just to get to the start line. This will not be<br />
Steven's first <strong>London</strong> <strong>Marathon</strong>, he completed both <strong>London</strong> and<br />
Edinburgh marathons in 2008. Prior to these races, Steven<br />
suffered a brain haemorrhage in the year 2003 and was operated<br />
on. Steven then went on to be diagnosed with meningitis, had a<br />
third reconstruction on his ankle as well as suffering with Deep<br />
Vein Thrombosis. In August 2008, Steven suffered another<br />
haemorrhage and was admitted to hospital. After further<br />
investigations, Steven met Mr Rick Nelson a surgeon at Frenchay<br />
Hospital in Bristol where he was later admitted and went under<br />
further surgery. Steven was in hospital for almost seven weeks<br />
and was unable to feed himself, paralysed down the side of his<br />
body and lost a large part of his vision. He was later transferred<br />
to Astley Ainslie Hospital where he began a rehabilitation<br />
process. He has now begun training for the <strong>Virgin</strong> <strong>London</strong><br />
<strong>Marathon</strong> and is keen to raise funds, awareness and those<br />
charities he is raising money for.<br />
Charles Bell ward at<br />
the Astley Ainslie<br />
hospital in Edinburgh<br />
and Mark Wright<br />
House Edinburgh
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