You know, seeing people like the Post that you put out comments on it, most of the people I don't even know, so yeah, you know, I've been completely blown away and I think it's shown that what I set out to do is help break the stigma down by people liking it and commenting and then, you know, going to the go from just giving page, you know, just shows that, you know, suppose what I've sort of set out to do, you know, it's being achieved, if you like. It seemed to strike a nerve with people. Did you get many people in the run-up to the parish, you know, dropping you private messages as well and saying, "You have inspired me." Yeah, there's been, you know, there's been private messages that, you know, people I, you know, again, you know, I don't know. And, you know, they've said, you know, they're in recovery and, you know, people who aren't in recovery, just say, you know, what I've done, so to speak, you know, is pretty inspirational and, you know, and it's, you know, it's quite touching to, you know, hear that as well, yeah. So, let's go to the parish walk then on Saturday. Tell us how far, well, how far are you hoping to go and how far you actually reached? I got two miles, about two miles away from bride, so that's about 50 miles. I got to peel and I bumped, I seen a couple of people I knew and I looked and, you know, to give me some words of encouragement, I thought, "I'm going to have a go at this." But when I got, it just, I started cramping up and, you know, the leg, the leg wouldn't move, so it's, but, you know, something I got past the peel, so that's where I was, you know, that was my happy place. So, yeah, you know, I was, I was pleased with it and, you know, something, it was the day out, I know, I've said it was a day out, but it was, you know, I was brilliant from start to finish the experience of bumping into people, just having conversations. Again, people I don't know, but some people I haven't spoke to in 30 years. It was, you know, it was just a, it was a beautiful experience, to be honest, great, loved it. Highlighting the community we have here on the Isle of Man and you were saying, as well as people on the internet, you know, reaching out and saying, saying, "Well done," you had some words of encouragement from people walking around. What was that like? It was quite humbling, because, you know, I did, there was, you know, there's, there's people who, unless, you know, fortunate situations to me and they're doing that parish walk smile on the face, cracking jokes, and, you know, it sort of puts things into context of, you know, got to be grateful for, you know, where I'm at in my life as, you know, as people as fortunate that they were doing that parish walk and they were just getting on with it, cracking jokes, having a laugh and put things into, you know, perspective. And when you get those comments, people call, you know, saying that what you've achieved is inspiration. How does it feel? Is it quite? I'm never the best at taking compliments at the best of times, but what was, what's it been like? Have you, have you ever felt that kind of emotion before? Um, no, like, you know, as you said, I don't deal with compliments, well, myself, I go a bit gooey inside and, but it's, you know, it's, it's their compliments give. So, you know, I just sort of like put a hand up and said, you know, thanks and sort of carried on more get away from supposed as quick as I can. Um, how, how proud are you now with how far you've come? Um, yeah, yeah, you know, I'm, you know, I'm really happy where, where I'm at in my life, just in general, well, what I've done in there, the parish walk. Um, yeah, it's, it's been a mind blowing experience. Um, I'd like to thank the people, you know, who organized the parish walk, um, work hard behind all the people who enter it. Think, you know, heroes who do that. Um, but the you know, the people who in the manks community who couple of days before making flapjacks, sausages, cutting up oranges, going out by a bottle of water, putting out packets of sweets for everyone. You know, um, without them people, I don't think there would be a parish walk. Um, and I'd like to give a shout out to me support team as well. Keering, thanks a lot, mate. And, um, my son, Kyle. Um, yeah, thanks a lot. Um, he actually finished it a couple of years ago. Wow, okay. So, you know, he's, he's, um, yeah, what, what he done a couple of years ago. I think that was a bit of an inspiration for me to have a go at it and, um, you know, father, son, competitive streak. Thought it might have been something their family jeans, but, you know, obviously he's a lot younger than me. And he's, uh, so, you know, fair play to him and having that, uh, father, son, time is, you know, brilliant as well. Excellent. And we'll come up to, uh, we'll come next to, uh, to what you're planning to do, uh, down the line. But, uh, yeah, of course you were raising money for, for motivates a charity of clearly very close to your heart. Um, you're, I believe your aim on the just giving page was 250 pounds. Just tell us where you're at now. Um, yes. So it's 250 pounds. Um, we're at, um, 1,495 pounds at the moment. Wow. I'm a thinker. Um, well, there's, there's, um, there's been a, a check hand could give an end to motor weight as well for 50 pounds that will go, that's, you know, address to motivate. So, you know, obviously if we include that, that's like 1,545. Yeah. So yeah. Yeah. Brilliant. And, um, obviously with, um, you know, the content that you guys have, you know, put out and what other people have shared, uh, friends and family colleagues as well. Um, you know, hopefully that can, you know, dig down that stigma around addiction, plant a seed for people if they're struggling around it that they can, um, reach out, contact, motivate and, um, you know, they realize that, you know, people can, can and do recover. And what that, that money now, what will that go towards? You mentioned you wanted to boost, uh, you know, no awareness of, uh, of Naloxone as well. Um, yeah. If I could, um, pass that to my colleague, Nicholas, you'll know a bit more around of course, so Nicholas, grand and a half really, what, how, what's that going to go towards to do a charity like motivate that will go towards so many different things, hours and hours of counseling support for one to ones, our group therapy sessions as well. Um, it really does make a difference. And I think I echo what Jason said, um, and has been saying all week at work, these donations that have come in five pounds, 10 pounds, 20 pounds, whatever anybody has been able to support with makes a huge difference. It doesn't matter what that amount is, it will change lives. It will go towards changing those lives of other people in our community. So huge. Thank you on behalf of Jason, um, and motivate to anyone that has been, uh, touched by Jason's story, um, and, um, wanted to support us and the work that we do. How proud is, uh, are you and all the others, uh, motivates of what Jason's achieved over the weekend? Gosh, well, massively proud. We were all sort of checking in on the, um, on the live tracking. We were logging on, checking how Jason was doing. We were going about getting our morning cups of tea and perhaps having our week of big for breakfast, but Jason had been walking for an hour, an hour and a half at that point and just checking in and just seeing how he was doing because, um, what an amazing experience for anybody to be able to do something like the parish walk and for Jason to sort of celebrate his, um, his achievement and just coming in on Monday, he walked into the office like he'd not done anything at the weekend. Um, so massively proud of Jason and Jason, you've already dropped some hints to me off record, but what's, uh, what's coming next? Are you planning to do the parish again next year? Yeah, I said that to someone I was speaking to when I was walking around that vibe I got of, um, yeah, I'll, I'll go in that next year, year after, um, yeah, just keep, just keep doing it and, um, just for that, that, um, I don't know, I'll keep referring to it as a day out, but that's where it was for me. It was just a brilliant experience. So I'll keep, you know, things like that. I love doing stuff like that. So I'll, you know, I'll keep, I'll keep, um, keep having to go at it and I don't know, hopefully see if I get a bit further next year if I don't. You mentioned Jason had finished it. Yeah. So that's the aim. Is it? If I could. Yeah. I'd like, I'd, you know, obviously haven't got a competitive streak in me. I'd like to be able to, um, you know, start and finish, you know, something and, but hey, if I, if I don't, then, you know, come from the, um, what happened at the weekend, that, that experience, if I can have that once a year and do a bit of training and run up to it, keep yourself a bit fit, then yeah, I'm all for that. And I think, you know, if anyone's thinking of having a gold parachute walker, definitely do it. It's brilliant. Brilliant. That's cool. And before that, uh, the end to end walk, um, I'll see how me, me, um, you feet here, I've got a few, um, dark toenail. So see how they, they, they, uh, heal. But yeah, yeah, if they're everyone's all right, yeah, I'll have a goal of that as well. Why not? If anyone's struggling with, um, any addictions, then, you know, um, reach out to motivate and, you know, obviously I'm, I said that on the just given page of, um, anyone's engaged and then any, any behaviors that, um, surround, um, opioid misuse or, you know, or family members got somewhat, you know, someone in the family, or you've got a friend that may be at risk of an opioid overdose, then getting touch with those guys and motivating, you can come in for a free kit and it's all confidential and it's my safe space day, you know, some education around it too as well. Yeah, cool. Thanks. [inaudible] [BLANK_AUDIO]
