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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis when I was 2 years old. It is a childhood form of rheumatoid arthritis and affects around 12,000 children under the age of 16.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Having such a condition has made me want to live life to the fullest and I'm a bit of an adrenalin junkie at heart. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I've had both hips and knees replaced but </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have never done anything this scary before! </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So the plan is to do a tandem skydive and raise funds for a fantastic cause! I'll be doing this on Saturday 7th May 2011 at </span><a title="Skydive Weston" href="http://www.rafspa.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Skydive Weston</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">, RAF Weston on the Green, Bicester.</span></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">During my skydive I'll experience the thrill of freefalling from around 13,000ft.... Initially this will be at a speed of around 120mph before the parachute opens.... *gulp*</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">My chosen charity is NRAS. They are the only patient-led charity in the UK for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their peers. They offer information and support on their helpline, campaign in Parliament for better services, fundraise and run support groups across the UK.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">NRAS have their 10th birthday this year and I would love to help ensure that they will be here in years to come, providing the support and information for others, as they have done for me :)</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to NRAS and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer (so if you're a UK taxpayer, make sure you tick that box). It’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">If I reach my target then I'll even do my tandem skydive dressed as one of Charlies Angels ;) </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Huge thanks to Sara at </span><a title="Finkfilm" href="http://www.finkfilm.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Finkfilm</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> for designing my NRAS Skydive logo (love it!)</span></span></p>
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