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Michelle Kent is raising money for Hope for John
“Michelle Kent's fundraising”

on 17 June 2011

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Raising funds to aid research into Lafora Body Disease. Lafora disease is the severest form of human epilepsy. It afflicts previously healthy teenagers, initially with simple fits, then increasingly with prolonged fits that do not respond to medications.

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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On&nbsp;Monday 29<sup>th</sup> August I will be throwing myself out of a plane at 10,000 feet in order to raise money for the charity &lsquo;Hope for John&rsquo;.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hope for John raises money in aid of Lafora Body Disease, which is the most severe form of human epilepsy. It afflicts previously healthy teenagers, initially with simple fits, then increasingly with prolonged fits that do not respond to medications, and gradually turns a previously healthy child into an unrecognisable one. ......</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As this disease is so rare it receives very little government funding, leaving anyone affected by it desperately trying to raise the funds themselves. So for anyone who knows John, or believes this to be a worthwhile cause, please find it in your heart to dig deep, or even if it&rsquo;s just to take some satisfaction that I will be absolutely bricking it when I&rsquo;m up there!!!</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The skydive is taking place over St Aubins Bay, landing by the Gunsite slipway. If anyone wishes to come and support/ watch for your own entertainment, I will let you know more details closer to the time.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Michelle x</p>

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Total
£694.00
Online
£422.00
Offline
£272.00

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