Taking them all without complaining. His father then began preparing for the marathon.He recalled how, on August 27 of that year, his wife Frances took
Hugh along in the car to watch him go for a training run. The father recalled how his kid was encouraging him by yelling, “Come on, daddy, come on, daddy.”
Hugh turned six on August 30th, but tragically, he relapsed two days later and passed away on September 18th.
When he asked Hugh what he was going to do in his final days, Ceri recalled that the youngster replied, “Go do it, daddy, go and do it, go run London.”
The boy’s parents founded the charity, and when Hugh was buried, he was given the medal Ceri received for finishing the
London Marathon. After considering what more they could do to honor their son, they decided to write It’s Never You.
