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Please dig deep and sponsor me, I am running London Marathon 2012 for my nephew Joshua
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
£9,055.60 raised of £9,000.00 target
167 donations
My Target:
£9,000.00
£9,055.60 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Gail-Hill-LondonMarathon2012
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Gail Hill's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text LBHM78 £10
to 70070
My story
Hi, thank you all for taking the time to look at my charity page, I really do appreciate it. As most of you are aware I am a fan of running (some might call jogging) and have had the running bug now for 3 years! For the 2nd time I have chosen to run London Marathon, yes all 26.2 (sweating) miles, but there is a real reason this time for doing it, not for me to break any world records, but for my nephew Joshua. I have been lucky enough to receive a gold place from a charity that is extremely close to my heart, 'Epilepsy Action'. I want and need to raise as much money as I possibly can, if you read below you will find out the reasons why ..........
Joshua Hill was born in March 2011 and soon after was diagnosed with a very rare form of epilepsy known as Ohtahara Syndrome.This is a progressive illness which affects the brain and any development will be delayed. A part of this disorder causes him to suffer from seizures. In the early days before he was diagnosed and correct medicines administered Joshua would be having up to 200 seizures a day which presented as him constantly arching his back in discomfort. These seizures have progressed and are now managed better by medicine to the lower regions of 10 to 20 a day which look like tummy crunches, however no 2 days are alike in his life in terms of how his illness presents itself.
The outlook for Joshua is not great as he is not expected to reach his 2nd birthday, and as such he is unlikely to learn to walk or talk. Joshua's movements are very limited and as a result he is very susceptible to chest infections, he has in part lost his ability to clear excess secretions through swallowing and has to cough these out to avoid further infection. He is unable to feed orally and as such all milk feeds and medicines go via a nasal gastric tube direct into his stomach.
He is supported by Oxygen 24/7, is on different medications for his condition and as such it does make things difficult to get out, given the need to carry oxygen tanks and suctioning machines for even very short car journeys, never mind a walk out with the pram. Considering all of these things he has to cope with he rarely cries, causes a fuss, he is our brave boy.
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So please dig deep and donate now.
Lots of Love
Gail xxx
(Finished London in 4hrs 21mins in 2010)
My gallery 8
My charity
Epilepsy Action
Charity Registration No. 234343
Epilepsy Action exists to improve the lives of everyone affected by epilepsy. As well as campaigning to improve epilepsy services we offer assistance in a number of different ways. These include a national network of branches, epilepsy awareness volunteers and freephone and email helplines.
Donations 167
Sorry this donation is late Gail. Well done & fantastic effort in reaching your target. Denis, Julie & April Slattery Treetops, Adlington
Donation by Denis Slattery on 20/05/12
well done on your run sorry donation late just found your leaflet all about Joshua .We send him our very best wishes and his whole family 1 Legh Road
Donation by christine hughes on 12/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done Gail, you are an inspiration, doing all you can in very difficult and sad circumstances.
Donation by Tina & David Smyth on 08/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
well done Gail
Donation by Laura Tomkinson on 25/04/12
Well done, Gail!
Donation by Andrea Chandler on 25/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Gail, superb effort.xxx
Donation by Jaqueline Chapman on 24/04/12
Good luck!!
Donation by SJ Dixo on 21/04/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Gail - run well and enjoy the day.
Donation by Don Bullough on 21/04/12
Donation by Anonymous on 21/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hi crazy lady .....good luck for this weekend ... You will be fab ..... X x x -:) ALI xxxx will look out for you on TV
Donation by Alison Smart on 20/04/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Best of luck & well done!
Donation by Anthony Beddows on 20/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good luck -well done on raising such a huge amount of money-best wishes John, Julie, Harrison & Lottie
Donation by Julie Burnett on 19/04/12
£20.00
Hope all goes well on the run, if anyone can do you can
Donation by Lynn Holland on 19/04/12
Such a moving story Gail. Good luck and congratulations on raising such an amazing amount of money xx
Donation by Nici Aves on 19/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Michaela Lawton-Wallace on 18/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck to you Gail - again!! You have raised an incredible amount too x
Donation by Ben Deb & Ethan on 18/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Gail. What a fantastic cause.Best wishes Rob,Debby, Pippa and Tallulah x
Donation by Debby Wyer on 17/04/12
£20.00
Good luck Gail, you are a star. What an amazing amount of money you have raised for such a worthy cause. I will be thinking of you x
Donation by Jane Dow (cameron and Archie's mum) on 16/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
All the best Gail. Thinking of you! Sue x
Donation by Sue Warham on 16/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Fantastic Cause. Good luck Gail x
Donation by Helen Howe on 16/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Good Luck Gail
Donation by Philip Cook - Bay Media on 12/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Gail - good luck with the marathon
Donation by Jim Gilliland - PSL Print Management Ltd on 11/04/12
£50.00
Good Luck Hon, hope all the aches and pains stay away! Thinking of You. xxx
Donation by Amber Davies on 06/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation by adam webster on 29/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hope all goes well in London - I'll be thinking about you. Thank you for inspiring me to do the run yesterday! x
Donation by Catherine Tooher on 26/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£3,896.60
- Offline donations£5,159.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£9,055.60
- Gift Aid£761.65
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