Hi all,
I have come over from the Boards forum, trying to get some more people to help me with a challenge I have set myself for 2011.
Last febuary I suffered a rather big heart attack, being only 35 and quite fit, healthy eater etc it was a big shock in more than one way!
Windsurfing has taken over nearly every part of my life in the past 3 years, like most of you I close my eyes at night thinking about it, and check the forecast religiously when I wake up. The biggest worry I had as I lay in hospital was whether I would get on the water again. Within 5 weeks I had a session (albeit quite a brief one in the chilly april waters!). As the year has passed I managed more sessions than ever before and I started thinking about how I could do something to help others who have suffered from heart conditions, as I fully understand what it does to peoples confidence and hope for the future.
I decided to set myself the goal of windsurfing 1000nm and raise ??1000 to go to the British Heart Foundation (which does research that is internationally recognised!). If I can raise over ??1000 then I will endeavour to match it pound for mile sailed - bearing in mind I work as a teacher and cant just drop my work when the wind blows unfortunately.
I have set up a blog -
www.redsurfbus.com/ this is just the starting point and will be updated a lot over the coming weeks ready for the start of 2011.
Thanks for your time and hopefully your support. On a side note I cant wait to get over there to have a sail at some point in my life, I have many friends who have buggered off from the UK and must visit them sometime. And also thanks for all the info I have got from this site as a lurker in the past.
Lea
