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“I want to run in honour of my brother, Daniel Berry, who passed away on 8th July, 2013 from a brain tumour. He had a Grade IV Multiforme Glioblastoma. We are grateful to Dr Charlie Teo for giving us an extra 6 months with him, and so I want to raise money to go towards brain cancer research. Daniel was a Paralympic athlete who inspired many people with his determination to overcome challenges and to embrace every opportunity he was given. He was a fighter and a true champion who never complained. He ran in the City2Surf in 2012 which was the last race he ran in before his final deterioration and so I want to run in this year’s City2Surf in memory of his last race. 

Daniel’s time in the 2012 City2Surf was 67 minutes. My aim is to try and get close to this time.

Daniel deteriorated so quickly after this that he was in a wheelchair 3 months later but still managed to complete the “Walk for Brain Cancer” in Manly towards the end of November. He ended up in hospital the following week and Dr Teo operated on him on Christmas Eve. Due to complications he remained in hospital for another 6 months but was able to come home to spend his final 2 weeks with us.”

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Daniel wearing his medals after competing in the paralympics.