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Joanna Treks Kilimanjaro for Arthritis

Joanna Dawson is raising money for Arthritis UK

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Jo Treks Kilimanjaro · 19 January 2012

We’re the 10 million people living with arthritis in the UK. The carers, researchers and healthcare professionals. The family, friends and fundraisers. United by a clear vision: a future free from arthritis. One in which no one is limited by the pain, fatigue and isolation that arthritis can cause.

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<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #ffeedd; line-height: 18px;"> </span></p> <div class="widget-content"><span style="color: #333300;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #333300;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving p</span>age.</span></span></div> <div class="widget-content"><span style="color: #333300;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;</span>I am starting this page so you can follow my latest adventure, which is to Trek to the summit of Kilimanjaro for Arthritis Research UK.</span></div> <div class="widget-content"><span style="color: #333300;"><br /></span></div> <div class="widget-content"> <div><span style="color: #333300;">For those who don't know, or just to remind you, I suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). I was diagnosed in 2006 and at the moment it's "under control". I undertook a trek in 2009 in the Himalayas to raise money for Arthritis Research UK to finance research in ALL types of arthritis.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;">I suffered a major flare shortly after my return and was unable to walk, but that didn't stop me from wanting to participate in another trek. Finally the day arrived when I found I could walk more than a few metres without pain! I started looking for a new trek and decided to attack Kilimanjaro.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;">I will be walking for a total of seven days and up to an altitude of 5865m! A major challenge which compares with the challenge of Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferers each and every day of their lives.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;">I need to raise a total of &pound;3400, half of which is for the cost of the trip and the rest is for the charity.</span></div> <div></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><br /></span></div> <div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px;">Merci pour avoir pris du temps pour visiter mon page Justgiving.</span></span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Comme promis je commence cette page pour vous permettre de suivre ma dernier challenge, qui est de faire un Trek jusqu'au sommet&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #333300;">du Kilimanjaro pour Arthritis Research UK.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;">Pour ceux qui ne savent pas je souffre de Polyarthrite Rheumatoid. J'ai &eacute;tais diagnostiqu&eacute; en 2006. et En ce moment ma maladie est "sous contr&ocirc;le".</span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;">J'ai participe &agrave; un premier trek en 2009 en Himalaya pour r&eacute;colter l'argent pour "Arthritis Research UK" pour avancer les recherches dans TOUTES formes d'arthrites.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;">Sur mon retour j'ai subit un crise majeure et je me suis trouv&eacute; dans l'incapacit&eacute; de marcher, mais ceci ne m'emp&ecirc;ch&eacute; pas de garder l'espoir et le r&ecirc;ve de faire un autre trek. Enfin, j'ai r&eacute;ussi &agrave; remarcher plusieurs m&egrave;tres sans douleurs ! J'ai commencer &agrave; regarder pour un nouveau challenge, puis j'ai d&eacute;cider d'attaquer le Kilimanjaro.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;">Je vais marcher pendant sept jours jusqu'&agrave; une altitude de 5865 m! Un challenge majeur qui se compare avec les challenges subis par les gens avec le Polyarthrite Rheumatoid chaque jour de leur vie.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #333300;">Je doit r&eacute;colter &pound;3400, le moiti&eacute; est pour les frais du voyage, la reste sera pour l'association qui finance la recherche contre cette maladie.</span></div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;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> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donner avec Justgiving est simple, rapide et s&eacute;curis&eacute;. Vos details sont en s&eacute;curit&eacute; avec Justgiving - ils ne le vendront jamais ni vous envoyer des mails non soliciter. Des que vous donner ils feront le virement de votre argent directement &agrave; l'association. C'est le meilleur fa&ccedil;on de faire un don en toute s&eacute;curit&eacute; - Je recolte plus en &eacute;conomisent &nbsp;du temps et en diminuant les frais pour l'association.</p> <p>Je vous remercie pour votre geste pour la recherche et le combat contre l'Arthrite</p> <p>I have also set up a blog so you can follow my progress the link is;&nbsp;<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span><a style="cursor: pointer; color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" href="http://joannatrekskilimanjaro.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://joannatrekskilimanjaro.</a></span></span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><a style="cursor: pointer; color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" href="http://joannatrekskilimanjaro.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blogspot.com/</a></span></p> <p>J'ai aussi un blog ou vous pouvez suivre mon progres le lien est;&nbsp;<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span><a style="cursor: pointer; color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" href="http://joannatrekskilimanjaro.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://joannatrekskilimanjaro.</a></span></span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><a style="cursor: pointer; color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" href="http://joannatrekskilimanjaro.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blogspot.com/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></p>

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