My story

Updated on May 31st 2012 at 2:50 AM from the JustGiving API

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On 17th May 2011 our father passed away after suffering for 7 weeks from Severe Acute Necrosing Pancreatitis. In this type of pancreatitis the inflammed pancreatic tissue begins to die causing cell death. He did not have gall stones nor did he drink alcohol in fact we never imagined that we would loose our father to such a cruel and fatal disease.

Approximately 12,000 cases of Acute Pancreatitis are reported in the UK every year and approximately 1000 die from the disease. There are no drugs available to treat this illness, instead the damaged parts of the pancreas are surgically removed and drains inserted in the abdomen to drain the pancreatic fluid - thus the patient is normally taken to theatre on a number of occasions. As the disease affects the vital organs of the body it eventually can lead to numerous complications such as organ failure and infection making surgery a non feasible option.

We have therefore decided to raise money for the charity CORE who fund research projects into Severe Acute Necrosing Pancreatitis and would welcome your assistance in helping us raise as much money as we possibly can to aid research in this area.

Your donation is very much appreciated.

Thank-you!

 

Read our featured fundraising story in the Winter 2011 edition of Core News.

 

My charity

Core - Fighting gut and liver disease

Core - Fighting gut and liver disease

Charity Registration No. 1137029

Core is the only charity in the UK funding research into the whole range of gut and liver diseases. Core also provides expert information for sufferers, their family and friends. Core also aims to increase the knowledge of the symptoms of digestive disorders and urge those experiencing those symptoms to seek a swift diagnosis

Donations 45

text donation

20/04/12

£1.00

text donation

25/03/12

£5.00

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Jean Lynn

25/03/12

£10.00

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Sadly missed. Evelyn

14/03/12

£50.00

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Sadly missed

05/03/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Will be sadly missed by all the family. James, Donna, Natalie & Caroline

25/01/12

£30.00

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Will be sadly missed by all the family. Bernadette & Maureen

25/01/12

£30.00

..for your Dads fund

20/12/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

25/11/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Sadly missed

15/11/11

£130.00

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Sadly missed

15/11/11

£30.00

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Sadly missed

15/11/11

£80.00

A good friend

15/11/11

£10.00

A true family man and gentleman

09/11/11

£50.00

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Often in our thoughts.

15/10/11

£30.00

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09/10/11

£15.00

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09/10/11

£15.00

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09/10/11

£10.00

I've just lost a very good friend...the King behind the Throne!

07/10/11

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

A gentleman in the truest sense of the word and a great loss to all who knew him.

07/10/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Sadly missed.

05/10/11

£10.00

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05/10/11

£50.00

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05/10/11

£20.00

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05/10/11

£25.00

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27/09/11

£40.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$2,146.72
  • Offline donations$75.59
  • Text donations$46.87
  • Total raised$2,269.18
  • Gift Aid$141.73

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