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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hannah Cottrell

Great North Run: Grandmother, 83, with new hip to run half marathon in memory of late husband

An 83-year-old pensioner who recently had hip replacement surgery will be tackling the Great North Run in memory of her late husband.

Caroline Quibell, a grandmother of 12, will take on the half marathon on Sunday in honour of her husband, Michael, who died in October aged 81 after a seven-year battle with motor neurone disease (MND).

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