Rebecca Howells

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Fundraising for Royal Osteoporosis Society
£2,147
raised of £1,700 target
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Event: London Marathon 2017, on 23 April 2017
Royal Osteoporosis Society

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We are driving research into bone health to create a future without osteoporosis

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It has long since been a dream of mine to run the London Marathon, so, at the age of 45 & after a significant injury, I decided to take up running & finally have a go at it.

I knew that I had to make this (probably once in a lifetime experience) as worthwhile as possible so, as an orthopaedic nurse with a personal history of fragility fractures, the National Osteoporosis Society was my obvious choice as the charity to raise funds for.

This is very important to me personally & professionally.  With a family member who suffered from the condition & a longstanding orthopaedic career, most recently caring for those with hip fractures, I have seen first-hand the pain & life changing effects that osteoporosis can bring.

Osteoporosis is a disease characterised by low bone mass & structural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility & susceptibility to fracture.  

1 in 2 women & 1 in 5 men, over the age of 50, will break a bone, mainly because of poor bone health.

It affects an estimated three million people in the U.K.

Osteoporosis leads to nearly 9 million fractures annually worldwide & over 500,000 patients present with fragility fractures to hospitals in the UK each year.  The injuries are painful, debilitating & sometimes fatal & most commonly involve the wrist, hip & spine.

Direct medical costs from fragility fractures to the UK healthcare economy were estimated at £1.8 billion in 2000, with the potential to increase to £2.2 billion by 2025, & with most of these costs relating to hip fracture care.  For older people hip fracture is the commonest cause of accidental death.

The National Osteoporosis Society is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to improving the prevention, diagnosis & treatment of osteoporosis & fragility fractures.  The charity offers free support & information to people affected by the condition, including a help-line that receives more than 13,000 enquiries per year.

It is so very important that we support the charity & allow it to continue its very valuable work.

I will be completing the marathon for my fundraising target of £1700, in all likelihood I will not run all the way but I will give it a very good go!

I am grateful for any contribution that can help me to reach this figure & give me the encouragement I need.

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Royal Osteoporosis Society

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Better bone health for everybody. We’re proud to be the only UK-wide charity dedicated to improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. With more than 30 years of expertise and experience behind us, we are committed to helping keep the nation’s bones stronger for longer.

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