'Losing him made me want to do something to honour his memory'
A dad is preparing to run the gruelling London Marathon in memory of the family's cat, Keith. Ian Holker, 54, aims to complete the 26.2-mile challenge in April to raise vital funds for leading vet charity PDSA as well.
Ian, who has run the Manchester Half Marathon before, said: "We lost our much-loved family cat, Keith, last year. He had health issues with his upper respiratory track and we went through about six months of treatment with him at the vets, which cost us thousands of pounds. "We miss Keith so much but we’ve got our little Molly now and she's reminded us how much joy pets bring to a family," he said.Lucy Povall, fundraising manager at PDSA, said: "We're all so thankful to Ian for choosing to run for PDSA this year. His generous fundraising efforts will enable us to continue our life-saving work, treating pets whose owners have nowhere else to turn.
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