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Paul Saunders - London Marathon

Smile4Rich Appeal is raising money for The Wessex Neurological Centre Trust
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Flora London Marathon 2005 · 17 April 2005 ·

The Wessex Neurological Centre serves a population of 3 million throughout central southern England & the Channel Islands. Having successfully raised £80,000 to provide a dedicated 'critical care' ambulance, and £145,000 to fund the creation of a Paediatric Video-Telemetry Suite (used to assess children with severe Epilepsy as to their suitability for life-changing corrective surgery), our latest appeal aims to raise a further £200,000 for our most ambitious project to date - the Fluorescence Enhanced Neurosurgery Appeal. Surgeons at the Centre perform vascular neurosurgery (to repair aneurysms, haemorrhages and the like), on hundreds of patients each year. By equipping one of the Centre's operating theatres with a new, state-of-the-art operating microscope fitted with the FL800 Fluorescence system, most of these patients will benefit. Fluorescence Enhanced Neurosurgery enables surgeons to clearly visualise blood-flow in adjacent brain tissue, reducing the possibility of either a recurrence of the bleed, or of a post-operative stroke. For further details, please visit www.smile4rich.co.uk

Story

I'm pleased to let you know that I completed the London Marathon in 4 hrs 24 minutes, having beaten Tigger, a
big furry dog but sadly finishing behind two bananas! The experience was outstanding and something I would recommend to everyone - infact I've applied for application forms for all of you who kindly sponsored me....

Joking aside Kim and I were absolutely delighted with the amount of money we raised for Smile4Rich and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

We chose to support Smile4Rich because our 4th child 'Isabella', who was born in February 2004, was treated at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton after being diagnosed with a brain haemorrhage when she was just 4 days old. Having recently celebrated her 1st birthday, we are delighted to report that Isabella is at present in good health.

We have been so impressed with all of the staff we have come into contact with and we just felt we would like to help in anyway we could.
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor Paul: Smile4Rich will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. "Please be generous with your support for this worthy cause. Many thanks." - Paul & Kim Saunders.

Donation summary

Total
£2,749.00
+ £296.44 Gift Aid
Online
£2,461.00
Offline
£288.00

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