You may have noticed
that there have been quite a few people partaking in the #22pushupchallenge
over social media sites such as Twitter & Facebook. I am one of those
participants and totally proud of it.
I volunteered to do
so, when Al from #OldSoldier part of #Rock2Recovery asked for a volunteer when
he, himself was cracking out these press ups.
The vast majority of
us in #TeamFortitude have been nominated or took it upon ourselves to
contribute to the press up challenge. It seemed rather fitting - raising
funds/awareness for PTSD & MBI - as the challenge is happening sadly
because, 22 service personnel in the US are taking their own lives DAILY. The
same thing is happening here in the UK, but we unfortunately (scarily) don't
know the stats like the US do. The suicides are something that can be stopped
and avoided with help getting to them at the right time. R2R are
doing this.
As well as the
challenge, we in the team have pledged £1 a day to our donation pages for Team
Fortitude. A total of £22 by the end. Its less than a coffee a day, its one
less luxury to have and a vital bit of help for R2R!!
At first I popped my
short videos on my Facebook as its a closed account, but as I am nearing the
end of the 22 push up challenge journey, I couldn't help but think 'It would
reach a larger proportion of people on Twitter; more awareness, more lives saved!
This thought came
when The One Show spoke about the challenge one evening... After a bit of a
debate and a confidence dip, oh and my team mates giving me a push (!!) I
posted on Twitter... A day at a time, a bit behind Facebook.
As Laura & Brie
(Chief's of Team Fortitude) said 'Imagine how the soldiers feel and then make a
decision on if you post them to Twitter'.
I don't and will not
ever know what happens to individuals that my funds have gone to, but the fact
that I am helping at a pivotal moment in their lives is amazing. If they (you)
ever get to read this... You're amazing, thank you for protecting our country
and sacrificing so much. Doing these challenges myself has also helped me more
than you'll ever know. Its a privilege to have done so.
Kate
XxX
Just for a giggle, I am posting this short vid of me trying to do Ross Johnson's ONE HANDED PRESS UPS... Click to see how that turned out...
Ps
TF = Team Fortitude
R2R = Rock2Recovery
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