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Ross Thomson

Lanarkshire nurse taking on London Marathon in his memory of late dad

A Motherwell nurse, who lost her dad to heart disease, is lacing up her trainers and taking on the London Marathon in his memory.

Mary Speirs, 49, is running the event to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

Her dad Bert Cusack suffered many years of ill-health caused by heart failure and died at the age of 61, when Mary was just 26-years-old.

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