Isle man taking 1,000 mile cycle challenge for dementia
Tim Thurman, 45, of Harvester Close In Epworth, was previously a prison officer for 15 years before suffering a serious hand injury and being diagnosed with depression and PTSD after an assault at work, as a result he was given early retirement.
Tim explained: “I started cycling in January 2017 as therapy and a distraction to my mental health problems. I always cycle alone and try to go out two to three times a week as this is the only time I forget about everything. I started out doing ten miles and needing two days rest but in June did my first 100 mile ride.
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Hide Ad“My aunty who I was very close to had suffered from dementia for the past several years and became steadily worse before passing away this year. I became aware of a challenge in aid of the charity alzheimersresearch.co.uk called Cycling Down Dementia where they are aiming to fund life changing dementia research, with every £20 raised powering another hour of pioneering research towards a cure.
“The challenge involves riding either 300 or 1,000 miles between November and January, I decided to sign up for the 1,000 mile challenge.”
Tim has already doubled his £150 fundraising target, even receiving a donation and encouraging words from Sir Bradley Wiggins.
Tim urged people to donate to the cause via cyclingdowndementia.org and clicking on find a friend, search for team name “every little helps”, or alternatively find him on Facebook.