Jack Peagam set out to clap for a whole day to collect £5,000 ($5,410) for the NHS workers who saved his life.
The Londoner told LADbible that he decided to do so because the NHS doctors and nurses also work for 24 hours to see others happy and healthy.
Jack said: “I think like many, I started out thinking that this would pass and that it would not really affect us.
“I stopped going to the gym and increased washing of my hands but I had no idea of what was about to happen to us as a country or indeed the rest of the world.”
He added: “I have always been reminded by my mom that without the NHS I would not be here, having been born at 32 weeks as a twin with various premature complications.
“The Neo natal Unit at St George’s saved my life. Therefore, to do my bit to pay back seemed suddenly very important to me.
“If the NHS is working 24 hours to save us then clapping to raise money seemed a small price for what it does and sees within the 24 hours of a NHS worker.”
Jack’s grueling effort was live-streamed a whole day from 8 p.m. on April 23 to 8 p.m. the next day.
Asking people to support him, the 25-year-old said before the streaming: “I am, of course, slightly worried about the challenge, it is going to hurt and I am sure I will have my moments where it gets tough during the 24 hours.
“But as the old saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going – just like our NHS has done for us.”
Jack, a filmmaker, decided to start clapping outside his house. He also shared his plans to watch Netflix’s Tiger King to resolve the leg cramps that he would surely be having the next day.
Explaining how he would manage routine personal tasks, he said: “You may also be thinking how am I going to go to the toilet?
“Well, for a number one I can treat myself to a sit down and shake, and as for a number two, I’ve been laying off the fibre, so i’m hoping I won’t need to go…”
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