Emotion and joy as brothers complete 33-day marathon challenge and raise £1.5m

Emotion and joy as brothers complete 33-day marathon challenge and raise £1.5m9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDaniel Logan,in DublinandClaire Quinn,BBC News NIBBCCian Adams (left) and brother Jordan at the finish line after running 33 marathons in 33 daysThere were hugs, cheers and tears as two brothers crossed the finish line to complete a mammoth challenge of running 33 marathons in 33 days, raising £1.5m for dementia research in the process.Jordan and Cian Adams, from Redditch, Worcestershire, were roared on by hundreds of supporters in central Dublin as they completed their final marathon.Their mother Geraldine died at 52 after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). They also have a rare gene that causes the condition, meaning they are likely to develop it in their 40s. Jordan and Cian Adams raised £1.5m in completing their challengeThe pair, known as the FTD Brothers, started their challenge by running the London Marathon before then completing a marathon in all 32 counties on the island of Ireland in the following 32 days.Speaking at the finish line, Jordan said he walked out of hospital the day he found out that he carried the gene knowing he "wanted to make an impact on the world".HandoutJordan and Cian's mum Geraldine died from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) at the age of 52He described his mother as "beautiful, vivacious, a cool mum - you couldn't have wished for a better mum".Jordan later told the crowd that he will lose his life "starting more than likely in my mid to late 40s".Hugs and cheers as 'incredible' brothers cross finish line to end 33-day marathon challenge Hope keeps driving marathon dementia brothers on"That hand you get dealt can consume you or you can walk through a door where you can use it as a powerful message to the world," he said."To show that no matter the time you have here or the cards you've been dealt, you have a choice of how to pl...