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Ben, Sam and Ewan: The story so far
Ewan Laws was born 3 months prematurely, and after 3 very difficult months in hospital it was discovered Ewan had 'a significant brain injury' and as a result he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. When Ben and Sam Finally got Ewan home after 3 different hospital stays, Ewan fought off infections but the problems continued. Ewan was suffering from severe apnoea's and stopped breathing in his cot which meant another trip to St Thomas's Hospital in London where he was put on a life support machine.
Then they received the worse possible news, Ewan was not expected to survive.
They were faced with making a decision no parent should ever have to, turn the ventilator off.
When the time came the neurologists made the decision to conduct one last MRI and CT scan and that showed that as Ewan had the potential for cognitive ability ethically the machine support could not be turned off. Ewan eventually woke up and the little chap carried on making progress. With the final diagnosis they were advisedto consider having Ewan adopted, but they made the decision to bring their little boy home and despite the incredibly difficult challenges they now faced as a family - they decided to face them together.
The Plan
The Plan: Ben and Ewan's Triathlon
Ben did a sprint triathlon after being 'dared' by his mother in law. Of course, triathlons or anything like that were clearly not something Ewan could ever do with his problems - or was it? A crazy idea formed, was it possible to complete a triathlon, with Ewan in tow somehow?
Ben found some people who didn't think this was such a crazy idea, and in fact seemed to think it was even possible. Take Ben the triathlon rookie to a long distance triathlete in 12 months. Ben will swim 1.2 miles followed by a 56 mile bike and finally a 13.1 mile run - towing, pulling and pushing Ewan all the way.
There are a few little things to get through first, Ben has to complete a sprint distance triathlon (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run) and standard distance (1500m swim, 40km bike, 10km run) both on his own and with Ewan in the build up to the big race.
The Event is now confirmed as 'The Cowman' on 4th July at Emberton Country Park!
