Our next-door neighbour Rob Watts is away in France when the Hull 10k takes place on June 3rd, but very kindly completed his 10k run a couple of weeks ago and raised a fantastic sum of £325 in sponsorship.
In addition to supporting the Charity, the run marked for Rob a further stage in his recovery from a serious accident. Last year, Rob was travelling in the Far East and on 27th November, 2011, whilst riding a motorbike in Kow Lak, Phuket, Thailand was involved in a collision with a bus. Rob ended up in intensive care with two blood clots to the brain, a double fracture of the jaw, a dislocated index finger and a badly broken right hand that required six hours of surgery to reconstruct it.
Due to his experiences he would like to publicise the fact that it is not advisable to ride motorbikes in South East Asia, however tempting it may seem. Rob survived, many, sadly don’t and it is due to the skill and care of the Thai doctors and nurses that he has been able to make a full recovery. He is now fit and well and has a place to train as a Chemistry teacher at Newcastle in September, 2012. Rob runs regularly and enjoys keeping fit and his fitness was said to be a major factor in his recovery. Thanks again for your efforts Rob and good luck for the future!