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| Sunderland pharmacist recovered from paralysis to run marathon | |
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| Mr Learmouth was paralysed after becoming seriously ill in 2024 | Mr Learmouth was paralysed after becoming seriously ill in 2024 |
| A man who recovered after being paralysed said watching a marathon while in hospital had motivated him to take up the challenge. | A man who recovered after being paralysed said watching a marathon while in hospital had motivated him to take up the challenge. |
| Mark Learmouth, 34, an advanced pharmacist practitioner at Sunderland Royal Hospital, became seriously ill last year with Guillian-Barre syndrome, a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system. | Mark Learmouth, 34, an advanced pharmacist practitioner at Sunderland Royal Hospital, became seriously ill last year with Guillian-Barre syndrome, a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system. |
| Mr Learmouth, from Gateshead, said the condition had "completely" paralysed him and he had "almost died on two occasions". | Mr Learmouth, from Gateshead, said the condition had "completely" paralysed him and he had "almost died on two occasions". |
| While recovering in hospital, he watched the London Marathon and decided he would train for the event on his road to recovery. | While recovering in hospital, he watched the London Marathon and decided he would train for the event on his road to recovery. |
| After waking up from an induced coma, Mr Learmouth began daily physiotherapy and encouraged students to come and work with him in their free time. | After waking up from an induced coma, Mr Learmouth began daily physiotherapy and encouraged students to come and work with him in their free time. |
| He said he had walked around the hospital "as much as he could" to help with his recovery and had taken part in walking football as he started to improve. | He said he had walked around the hospital "as much as he could" to help with his recovery and had taken part in walking football as he started to improve. |
| After three months, he was discharged from hospital. | After three months, he was discharged from hospital. |
| Six months after he became ill, Mr Learmouth was well enough for a phased return to work. | Six months after he became ill, Mr Learmouth was well enough for a phased return to work. |
| 'I'm quite lucky' | 'I'm quite lucky' |
| He said alongside medical treatment, his "positivity" and "drive and determination to continue to do the work" had allowed him to recover "as fast as possible". | He said alongside medical treatment, his "positivity" and "drive and determination to continue to do the work" had allowed him to recover "as fast as possible". |
| A year on from his hospital stay, Mr Learmouth will run the event in April and raise money for the University of Sunderland's Futures Fund which supports young students. | A year on from his hospital stay, Mr Learmouth will run the event in April and raise money for the University of Sunderland's Futures Fund which supports young students. |
| He graduated from the university in 2014 and returned to study for his master's degree in clinical pharmacy, inspired by his mum Joy, who also qualified as a pharmacist at Sunderland in 1979. | He graduated from the university in 2014 and returned to study for his master's degree in clinical pharmacy, inspired by his mum Joy, who also qualified as a pharmacist at Sunderland in 1979. |
| "As part of my recovery and to get back to the level I was at, I'm running the London Marathon as kind of a way to say I've fully recovered," he said. | "As part of my recovery and to get back to the level I was at, I'm running the London Marathon as kind of a way to say I've fully recovered," he said. |
| "I want to do this for my own recovery by helping raising money. I'm quite lucky to be here." | "I want to do this for my own recovery by helping raising money. I'm quite lucky to be here." |
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