STEWART Renfrew from Bratton, continues his intense training programme in preparation for his 700 miles in 7 day cycling challenge for charity.
Stewart celebrates his 70th birthday this June and has no plans to take it easy, in fact he will be cycling 700 miles through France in seven days to raise money for CLIC Sargent, The Down’s Syndrome Association and the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation.
The ‘700@7in7’ challenge was inspired by his grand-daughter Fabienne who has Down’s syndrome and acute lymphatic leukaemia.
Stewart said, “My granddaughter, Fabienne, was born in December 2010 with Down’s syndrome, cataracts in both eyes (necessitating removal of natural lenses and replacement with artificial ones, giving limited vision, with glasses) and other more minor medical problems. As her life went on, she also suffered pneumonia and later, just before her 4th birthday, roughly 18 months ago, she was diagnosed as having Actute Lynphoblastic Leukemia.
“However, despite the significant number of medical and life challenges Fabienne has faced, she remains an energetic, fun-loving personality, whose spontaneous enthusiasm and joyousness cheers up others and inspires them to forget their own relatively minor problems. I will turn 70 on 30th June and wish to raise funds for charities which provide help in circumstances similar to Fabienne’s, in the hope that other children and their families may receive appropriate support.
“Despite all the preparation, the 700@70in7 is, indeed, a tough challenge, but I want to raise funds for charities which help other youngsters with medical and other problems, similar to those suffered by my granddaughter, Fabienne. Those charities’ actions also help to relieve some of the stress on those children’s parents, who are often in despair at the plight of their offspring who are destined to grow up with severe disadvantages in comparison to their peers.
“Please help me help other children, their parents, families and carers facing similar challenges by going to
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/700at70in7StewartRenfrew
You can follow Stewart’s progress on social media and his blog; www.facebook.com/stewart.renfrew
www.twitter.com/Renfrew Stewart
www.700at70in7.blogspot.co.uk/
