In 4 short weeks Lorna has once again pulled everything together from my mad cap idea and made it a reality, my route is set but in keeping with my hap hazard laid back way of planning I will only confirm the final sections of route the night before, the accommodation is fully booked so all that is left is to set off Friday morning for John O'Groats by car where I will do a short 1st leg to accommodation in Wick.
Dan my support driver sets off from Nottingham tomorrow and hopes to be here by 5pm and then the team is ready, I actually only realised tonight that this End2End is truly a heart failure cycle with all 3 of us heart patients with heart devices and in reality as a team showing what can be achieved with a positive attitude and desire to keep fighting.
I don't think Dan believes me but I couldn't drive this like he is. After half an hour in car I become restless and agitated but he is genuinely looking forward to it, Lorna has organised me down to what I am eating on route. Without these 2 fellow heart patients none of this would be possible but together we can do it as I look forward to 15 days with them.
Special mention must go to another fellow heart patient Sam who has designed all my images for me to promote and push this heart failure awareness cycle. Another excellent example of patient to patient support.
So my dream is nearly here. I am scared & nervous but no more than I was 7 years ago before London triathlon and then I didn't have the years of experience I have now of what I can achieve but if/when I finish this challenge it will be a heart failure patient team effort & I am just lucky to have such good teammates.
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