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An able-bodied dad has been fighting through shoulder, hand, and hip pain while training for the London Marathon which he intends to complete in a wheelchair. Wayne Smith is taking on the challenge tomorrow (Sunday) after being inspired by his three-year-old daughter Esme who was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) at 18 months. The diagnosis means she is likely to spend her whole life in a wheelchair but Wayne, from Tovil, near Maidstone, wants to show her this should not be a hindrance. The 39-year-old said: “SMA used to be a death sentence. She has type 2 which isn’t as severe but …