Sheffield nurses shed pounds for pounds
A pair of Sheffield nurses have raised over £1700 for a rare disease charity after taking on a sponsored slim during the coronavirus crisis.
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Iain Armstrong and John Harrington, who work in the Royal Hallamshire Hospital’s Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, beat their 26lb weight loss target to shed 31lb between them in six weeks.
The challenge was inspired by the UK-wide 26.2 initiative, designed to support charities losing money due to the pandemic. Their fundraising total of £1736 will benefit the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA UK), based in Chapeltown.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects just 7000 people in the UK.