Midhurst dad to walk 100 miles with son to repay life-saving NHS staff at Chichester and Worthing hospitals

Starting on Monday, April 13, Steven Morgan, 65, and his son Elliot, 13, will use the field at the back of their house in June Lane to raise funds for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline NHS staff.

Steven said: “I thought it was stupid just doing it to keep fit so thought I would raise some money for NHS staff.

“I have suffered from Crohn’s Disease since 1993 and in 2000, I was given two weeks to live unless I had major surgery to remove my large intestine and some of my small intestine.

“The surgeons and nursing staff at St Richard’s Hospital got me through a year of major surgery and the complications that came with it.

“I am indebted to them for this and support with my recent problems with skin cancer.

“Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I am now wanting to pay back all the staff at our two major hospitals in West Sussex, St Richard’s and Worthing.”

Steven, a volunteer bereavement councillor and former police officer, has so far raised £362.

He said he will be completing the challenge in memory of the nurse who saved his life, Megan Cox.

Steven said: “She nursed me when I was on the point of dying. She was like an angel.

“I took her down a Christmas present every 20 years but one Christmas I went in and found out she had died of cancer.

“When I’m feeling knackered, I talk to her and it gees me up to get going again.

“Because of Covid-19 and what St Richard’s have done for me, it was really important that I did this for the all the frontline staff to give something back to all those wonderful staff.”

To donate, visit Steven’s JustGiving page

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