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<p style="margin-top: 0.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hello everyone,</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">As some of you may already know, I am planning to do the London triathlon at the end of July. It's an olympic distance triathlon which consists of a 1500m swim, a 40km (about 25 mile) bike and a 10km (6.2 mile) run. In the UK they always seem keen to fundraise for athletic events so I thought I should join in and try to raise money for some brain research while attempting to get fit. I've been training a lot of hours each week so I'd really appreciate any help you can give me toward this cause.</p>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Brain Research Trust funds much needed research into some of the 250 brain and neurological</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">diseases and conditions that affect over 2 million people in the UK. The research is carried out</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">at the world–renowned neurological research centre, UCL’s Institute of Neurology, Queen</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Square, London. Some of the diseases and conditions that are researched there are:</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Alzheimer’s disease – Most common form of dementia affecting around 500,000 in the UK.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Parkinson’s disease – 27 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s each day.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Multiple Sclerosis – 85,000 people in the UK have MS</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Motor Neurone Disease – Every day 3 people die of MND.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Brain Tumours – About 3,500 people are diagnosed with one each year in England and Wales.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Stroke – In any one year 100,000 people will have their first stroke.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Migraine – a migraine attack can last between 4 hours and 3 days.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Serious Head Injury – The most common cause of death amongst young people.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Epilepsy – At least 300,000 people in the UK have epilepsy (40 million worldwide).</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Since 1971, Brain Research Trust has funded research totalling over £30 million, but more is</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">needed to work towards finding better medicine treatments and cures for these diseases that</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">affect so many of us.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">If you need any further information, please do contact me directly. Your support will go towards</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">improving the lives of people affected by these conditions throughout the UK. Please help if you</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">can.</div>
<p style="margin-top: 0.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Brain Research Trust funds much needed research into some of the 250 brain and neurological diseases and conditions that affect over 2 million people in the UK. The research is carried out at the world–renowned neurological research centre, UCL’s Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London. Some of the diseases and conditions that are researched there are:</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Alzheimer’s disease</strong> – Most common form of dementia affecting around 500,000 in the UK. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Parkinson’s disease </strong>– 27 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s each day. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Multiple Sclerosis</strong> – 85,000 people in the UK have MS <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Motor Neurone Disease</strong> – Every day 3 people die of MND. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Brain Tumours </strong>– About 3,500 people are diagnosed with one each year in England and Wales. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Stroke</strong> – In any one year 100,000 people will have their first stroke. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Migraine</strong>– a migraine attack can last between 4 hours and 3 days. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Serious Head Injury</strong> – The most common cause of death amongst young people. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Epilepsy</strong> – At least 300,000 people in the UK have epilepsy (40 million worldwide).</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Since 1971, Brain Research Trust has funded research totalling over £30 million, but more is needed to work towards finding better medicine treatments and cures for these diseases that affect so many of us. If you need any further information, please do contact me directly. Your support will go towards improving the lives of people affected by these conditions throughout the UK.</p>
</span>So please dig deep and donate now!<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;">
<p style="margin-top: 0.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sincerely,</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rebekah</p>
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