An Army major will pass through Richmondshire next week as part of an epic 700-mile barefoot walk from Cornwall to Scotland.
Major Chris Brannigan, of Tidworth, is around half way through his epic walk from Land’s End in Cornwall to Edinburgh, carrying 25kg, in a bid to fund research into his young daughter’s rare disease.
His eight-year-old daughter Hasti was diagnosed with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) in 2018, which currently has no cure or treatment.
Chris has launched a charity called CdLS Hope for Hasti.
The soldier said the aim of the charity was to fund the research and development of a ground breaking gene therapy treatment for children suffering from this terrible disease.
The total cost is £400,000.
So far Chris has raised more than £152,000.
“We are running out of time to raise the money as mental decline will start at puberty, and that is not far away for Hasti,” he added.
The soldier is due to walk from Ripon to Catterick Garrison on August 4, before north the following day.
He said: “I know it’s madness and, if I’m honest, I’m terrified of failing.
“It is going to be painful and I already have a knee injury, but I am a dad and I have to fight for my little girl Hasti and all the other forgotten children with rare disease.”
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To follow his progress, visit his Facebook page here.
