Posted on September 18th 2023
Update 27th October: The group successfully completed the challenge, raising thousands of pounds along the way. Upon arrival in Dublin, they held a live Zoom meeting, inviting patients and their loved ones to tune in to hear them discuss PH treatments and updates, and ask their own questions. The meeting was recorded by the Mater Hospital, and it can be viewed here. The passcode is UE^5TVv$ย .
On Thursday 28th September, consultants from specialist PH centres across the UK and Ireland will cycle from Sheffield to Dublin to show support for patients and raise money for the PHA UK.
The epic cycle will take three days and cover around 250 miles. The group will depart from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, catch a ferry from Liverpool to Belfast, and then ride down to the Mater Hospital in Dublin.
Recognising that the journey with PH can be very hard for patients and their families, they want to show their support by travelling their own challenging journey and raising essential funds at the same time.
The team taking to the saddle are:
๐ซ๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐)
๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐)
๐ซ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐)
๐ซ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐)
๐ท๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ )
๐ท๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐)
๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐)
They will be joined by Steve Saunders, and Dr Neil Hamilton of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital will be following them in a van to provide essential supplies and support.
On arrival at the Mater Hospital, the team will get together to talk about advances in treatments in PH, and this will be broadcast on Zoom so that patients and the PH community can watch and listen live, and ask questions if they wish. This will take place at 4pm on Saturday 30th September, and you can access it via this link (passcode 083572).
