James Vincent, 41, said his son was left deaf at the age of three after contracting meningitis
A dad is to scale Mount Kilimanjaro as a tribute to his son.
He now plans to do the climb, carrying a weight equivalent to his son on his back - 20kg - to raise money for the Meningitis Research Foundation. In April 2022, he had cochlear implants and is now making good progress and is learning to walk and talk again."That's why I am climbing Kilimanjaro, with the weight of my son on my back.
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