<p>Hello Everyone</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my donation page. So I have decided to ruin the next 6 months of my life and run the London Marathon. The charity I have chosen to run for is probably unknown to you so I will provide a short explanation.</p> <p>In 2008 by friend's mum, Susan Underwood was diagnosed with a rare disease called Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, which in the space of 5 days turned her from being a normal, healthy woman to one&nbsp;who&nbsp;can only stagger a few steps, has difficulty chewing, swallowing, breathing, speaking clearly, lifting her arms and can no longer perform the day to day tasks we all take for granted.&nbsp;</p> <p>LEMS is essentially&nbsp;severe muscle weakness. The body produces antibodies which attack the connection between the muscles and the nerve endings and cause a breakdown of communication between them so that the muscles are no longer able to function properly</p> <p>There is currently no cure for LEMS, partly due to under-funding from a research perspective. The Myasthenia Gravis Association (MGA) directly funds the research that Susan's consultant carries out, which will one day hopefully find a cure for this rare condition.</p> <p>I aim to raise a minimum of &pound;1500 for the MGA, which will go directly into the research of LEMS.</p> <p>Thanks for your support.</p>