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Son Completes 52-Hour Walk Honoring Mum, Raises Funds for Men’s Mental Health

He timed the finish to the moment he found her seven years ago to make a public statement about male grief.

Overview

  • Jake Keogh, 29, from Woodchurch, completed a continuous 52-hour trek in memory of his mother, Karen Andrews.
  • The walk ran from 12:15 p.m. on November 7 to 5:15 p.m. on November 11, matching her 52 years and the exact time he discovered her.
  • Karen Andrews, a sister on Clatterbridge Hospital’s M1 ward, died suddenly in 2018 from a brain aneurysm.
  • A crowd of roughly 50–60 supporters greeted Jake at the finish with a large banner as he raised money for men’s mental health.
  • Colleagues at Clatterbridge established a memorial with a plaque and photograph, and nurses formed a guard of honour at her funeral.