Thanks for taking the time to visit the Molnlycke UK JustGiving page. On the 1st September 2012 twenty five Molnlycke Health Care UK employees and friends will don their walking boots and scale the yorkshire three peaks in an effort to raise money for DebRA. With your support they are hoping to raise £10,000.

 

The Challenge ahead

 

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge takes in the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough along a 24 mile route which takes the average walker about 12 hours. These peaks form part of the Pennine range, and encircle the head of the valley of the River Ribble, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

 

The Walkers

   

Adam Harwood, Alf Dua, Ben Dickinson, Ceri Fisher, Chris Lindsay, Claire Lawrence, Claire McGraith, Jan Challis, Jen Styring, John Carswell, Katie Harrison, Katie McCraith, Keith Blaxill, Laurence Conisbee, Leigh Herbert, Martin Young, Naomi Lindsay, Nick Wishart, Nigel Bubbear, Patricia Sobera, Russell McCraith, Sam Monaghan, Sian Wishart, Tricia Blaxill and Wendy Roe, Jan Challis.

 

 

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) - a painful genetic condition which causes the skin to blister and shear at the slightest friction, or even spontaneously.

 

 What is Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)?

 

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a very rare genetic condition in which the skin and internal body linings blister at the slightest knock or rub, causing painful, open wounds.

 

EB is likely to affect 1 in 17,000 live births and it is estimated that there are currently 5,000 people with the condition in the UK.

 

The blistering is normally confined to the hands and feet making holding things and walking extremely painful. In more severe forms all the body is affected and the wounds heal very slowly, giving rise to scarring, physical deformity and significant disability.

 

 

People with the more severe types of EB also have an exceptionally high risk of developing skin cancers, shortening their lives by approximately 30-40 years. In its most severe form, the condition is fatal in infancy.

 

Considerable progress has been made in recent years in understanding EB but as yet no effective treatment or a cure. 

 

DEBRA focuses its work in three areas:

 

·     Fund pioneering research to find effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for EB.

 

·     Provide an enhanced specialist EB Nursing Service, in partnership with the NHS, to deliver optimal healthcare to children and adults living with EB.

 

·     Provide social care support to help people live with dignity.

 

What your donation could provide: 

  

Your donation will ensure that adults and children in the UK who are 

living with the blistering genetic skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa 

(EB) receive the best possible specialist care and support, and that 

we can continue our work to develop new treatments and ultimately, 

a cure. 

  

£15 could provide 5 babies with special mittens to prevent them 

tearing their own skin when they scratch. 

  

£25 could pay for one hour of research to bring us closer to finding 

an effective treatment for EB.

 

£60 could fund two additional home visits by the EB Team.

Providing care at home is critical for those that find it difficult, or

impossible, to travel.

 

£120 could fund a range of specialist care and advice for a person

with EB and their family for 4 months.

 

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