Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. 
THIS PAGE IS RAISING MONEY FOR THE THREE OF US - Amanda, Amy, and Tom. 
We are attempting to raise money for JDRF - the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. They are a charity who are hoping to one day find a cure for the horrible disease that is Type One Diabetes, and until then, hope to improve the life of Type One Diabetics. Due to ill health we have had to defer our entry so will now be running in 2016!
As a trio, we decided that we should do something to help raise money for JDRF - something that would challenge us mentally and physically - for it is a cause that is very close to our hearts... And it was soon decided - we'd run the 2016 London Marathon with JDRF! To do so, we must collectively raise the grand total of £6000 - all of which will go to JDRF - and we therefore ask that people donate to us on our JustGiving Page. 
You can donate as much or as little as you like - any amount will be appreciated. Also, if anybody wants to inform other people of our challenge, please feel free to do so!

Why is JDRF and what it stands for close to our hearts?
Aged 9, I (Amanda), was suffering with a mysterious illness. Unfortunately, it was not until 11th November 2002 that the doctors realised that I had Type One Diabetes. By this point, my blood sugar had reached a dangerously high 27 (500), rather than the healthy 4 - 7 (72 - 126) that it should be. 
From here, everything moved quickly: I was rushed to hospital where I was hooked up to drips, heart-monitors, and oxygen, and where my mother was hit with yet another blow - it was uncertain as to whether I would make it through the night. Thankfully, I did, and almost 12 years on, I'm learning to manage the disease.
Illness, exercise, stress, weather, hormones and diet are just a few of the things that affect diabetes, and the effects of this disease aren't short term; blindness, kidney failure, amputation, increased risk of stroke/heart-attack/cancer/dementia are just some of the future risks that all diabetics face. Alongside learning this, injecting insulin and testing my blood-sugar at least 4 times a day became part of my daily routine, as well as changing and monitoring my diet...
Adjusting to life with diabetes was hard for me, and it is only now, almost 12 years on, that I can appreciate how difficult it was and remains to be for those around me. For many years, I rebelled against my diabetes, either refusing to acknowledge it at all, or letting it control me, meaning that my health, and those closest to me have suffered. In recent years, however, I have learned that diabetes does not have to control me. Rather, it is something that should motivate me into doing as much as I possibly can!
Despite my (new) positive attitude towards diabetes, I would hugely appreciate it if people continued to donate money to charities such as JDRF so that one day, the world can be rid of such a trying disease. Owing to this, we ask you to donate money to JDRF through our JustGiving page. Thank-you in advance!