A 73-YEAR-OLD who was knocked off his bike by a hit-and-run driver last year is raising money to “pay something back” to a charity who helped him have a better recovery.
Tony Kesterton, of Wain-a-Long Road, Salisbury, spent almost four weeks in Salisbury District Hospital with a fractured pelvis and a break to one of the bones in his back after being hit by a car near Wilton last September.
“I will remember it forever,” Tony said. “It was a bit of a blow because I still was pretty fit.”
But he said he appreciated the care he received from nurses and doctors, and from the hospital’s charity the Stars Appeal.
Tony said: “I had such good treatment while I was there, when you think of the pressure that is on nurses these days.
“I thought I would help pay it back a bit by walking for the Stars Appeal.”
He will be taking part in Walk for Wards, a sponsored walk around Wilton Estate on July 1. Walkers can support a ward of their choice, or the charity’s current campaign to raise £1.5million for a second MRI scanner for the hospital.
“People need to realise what a wonderful resource the NHS is, and any extra equipment that people can help with all helps because they are restricted with funding,” Tony said.
“[The Stars Appeal] is probably one of the best causes around Salisbury.”
Tony has walked for the Stars Appeal before, three years ago, and had previously taken part in a number of marathons and triathlons.
“I was hoping to keep going but I have had to knock the running on the head now.”
Visit starsappeal.org/event/walk-for-wards.
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