Patrick and the team set off from Shifnal, travelling to Stranraer in Scotland and back, covering 750 miles in total, all while raising vital funds for Alzheimer’s Society.
This is Patrick’s third tractor run for charity and his second raising funds for Alzheimer’s Society a cause that is close to his heart.
Patrick said: “I am really looking forward to the event as my dad Reg was diagnosed with dementia following a fall that left him in a coma for three days. Just prior to his fall dad had started to get forgetful, lost track of time and he started forgetting people’s names.
“Dad is my hero and an absolute legend – he was in the Airforce in Egypt and once back in the UK he installed the first colour TVs in Wolverhampton as a Co-op TV repair man. He was famous for getting the punch lines wrong on jokes, but prior to dementia he was a brilliant father and my best friend.
“I have also lost a couple of friends to dementia over the past few years too. It affects people of all ages. It breaks heart watching friends and family seeing their loved ones slowly slipping away. Their loved one’s still look like the person they love but as dementia takes more of them, they slowly shut down. Dad Trucker T-Shirt
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