{"id":5063,"date":"2019-09-06T11:40:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T11:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/?p=5063"},"modified":"2019-09-06T11:40:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T11:40:54","slug":"runner-feature-david-canham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/runner-feature-david-canham\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner Feature – David Canham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I am David Canham and I first ran the Tatton Park 10k in 2017<\/strong> along with a group of lads from Ashton in Makerfield.<\/p>\n Mixed abilities, all in their thirties, me in my sixties, all raising awareness and funds for Meningitis Research Foundation.<\/p>\n Running has been my source of wellbeing for 35+ years now. <\/strong>It has helped through hard times and continues to do so.<\/p>\n Although 2017<\/strong> was a very tragic year for me and my family.<\/p>\n Most people associate Meningitis<\/strong> as a disease that affects children and babies. I suppose as a dad of 64 years<\/strong>, that is true but my daughter, Lynsey, my child was 31 years old<\/strong> when she contracted and sadly died from Meningitis.<\/p>\n Meningitis can be very serious if not treated quickly. It can cause life-threatening blood poisoning (septicaemia) and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves.<\/p>\n For more detailed information about Meningitis visit the NHS website HERE<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Lynsey went into a coma on Mothering Sunday 2017.<\/strong> She was living and working in Abu Dhabi and was expecting a baby boy only 2 weeks later.<\/p>\n Lynsey was brought back into the UK by air ambulance<\/strong> on April 11 2017 and was confirmed dead in Salford Hope on April 12th. Three days before her big sister’s birthday; and 4 days before her elder son’s first birthday.<\/p>\nWhat is Meningitis?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t