Story
<p><strong>The Lily Foundation</strong> raises funding for research into <strong>Mitochondrial Disease </strong>– <strong>awareness, easier diagnosis and maybe one day a cure!</strong></p>
<p>Mitochondrial disease is a cruel/life-limiting/incurable condition, which <strong>my neice Ivy</strong> and many other children in the UK suffer with. Mitochondrial disease is difficulty to diagnose. <strong>Ivy</strong> had to go under the knife for a muscle biopsy just to test for a suspected condition. Although the results confirmed our worst fears, we are one of the luckier families with a diagnosis and answers to our questions. Many undiagnosed conditions, even cot deaths, maybe attributed to Mitochondrial Disease.</p>
<p>A beautiful little girl called Lily sadly died in 2007 when she was just eight months. Lily’s family have inspired us - with their energy and drive, setting up The Lily Foundation in Lily’s memory - helping other families like ours, raising money for equipment and research into Mitochondrial conditions! Here is the link to The Lily Foundation <a href="http://www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/">http://www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/</a></p>
<p><strong>Ivy story</strong> features on their web site to inspire others families, here is the link <a href="http://www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/our-inspirations/ivy-gage/"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">http://www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/our-inspirations/ivy-gage/</span></a></p>
<p><strong>Please help me - to help The Lily Foundation and their vital work! </strong></p>
<p>Thanks for your support - it's a great cause!</p>
<p>Love<br>James.<br><br>p.s.</p>
<p>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. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p>
<p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>