A Wellington grandmother has taken up push-ups to show her support for soldiers and veterans.
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Lorraine Gould has started the challenge of 22 push-ups a day for 22 days.
She’s putting her muscles into it in support of defence personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
She did her first set of push-ups wearing a shirt belonging to her soldier son.
“I’m a 50-odd-year-old grandmother, I gave it a good go,” Ms Gould said.
“And I nominate someone else every day to take up the challenge.”
The determined woman is about to enter the second week of the challenge, fitting the 22 push-ups into her busy schedule.
Ms Gould is also the new chairwoman of Legacy Wellington, which is preparing for Legacy Week.
The push-up challenge idea originated in the USA to highlight the number of veterans said to take their own lives each day.
The campaign has since spread to Australia, with participants taking to social media.
Faye Wheeler
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I have been a journalist for more than a decade and in that time I have been keeping Daily Liberal readers up to date about issues affecting them and what's happening in their community. Throughout my career I have covered a range of rounds and most recently I have been focusing on the business round.
