Inverness woman completes Loch Ness run for deaf children
A DEAF woman has raised more than £550 for charity after completing the Loch Ness Marathon.
Inverness resident Libby Cameron (35) completed the run in a time of five hours and 30 minutes and raised money for the National Deaf Children’s Society.
She works as a senior audiologist at Raigmore Hospital and lives in Inverness with her two children Hailey (7), and Nathan (4).
Nathan was born profoundly deaf and has cochlear implants in both ears.
Libby, who is profoundly deaf herself, was inspired to run for the National Deaf Children’s Society because her family is receiving ongoing support from the charity.
“I always want to tick off the box to complete a marathon so I took the plunge and signed up for the Loch Ness run," she said. "I knew that running for charity would motivate me, so I chose the National Deaf Children’s Society because they helped me when I was younger and now they are helping me with Nathan.
“It was tough but such a stunning route. On the day I said to myself ‘never again’ but the next day I was happy I’d done it. I might just do it again one more time.”
John Larkin, of the National Deaf Children’s Society’s fundraising team, said: “I want to say a huge thank you to Libby for taking on this run for us. We couldn’t be more grateful for her incredible support and the buckets of dedication, time, training and effort she put in.
“It’s through selfless supporters like Libby that we are able to keep on doing what we do, supporting the 50,000 deaf children and their families across the UK, now and into the future.”
