Sarah-daveMEBC2013
£1,960.31 raised of £1,500.00 target
30 donations
My Target:
£1,500.00
£1,960.31 raised so far
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My story
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The Expedition
On the 19th January 2013 we will be setting off on a 18 day trek to climb Mount Everest Base Camp. Our trek will take us to both Everest Base Camp and the nearby peak of Kala Pattar (5545metre high) for spectacular views of Mount Everest.
Our Story
Why GUCH? (Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease Association)
GUCH has supported Dave since the age of 19 and will go on being his support network for the rest of his life.
When Dave was born he had congenital heart disease. ‘Transposition of the great vessels’. This means there is decreased oxygen in the blood that is pumped from the heart to the rest of the body.
In normal hearts, blood that returns from the body goes through the right side of the heart and pulmonary artery to the lungs to get oxygen. The blood then comes back to the left side of the heart and travels out the aorta to the body.
In transposition of the great vessels, the blood goes to the lungs, picks up oxygen, returns to the heart, and then flow’s right back to the lungs without ever going to the body. Blood from the body returns to the heart and goes back to the body without ever picking up oxygen in the lungs. Symptoms appear at birth or very soon afterward.
A surgical procedure called an ‘arterial switch’ is used to permanently correct the problem within the baby's first week of life. This surgery switches the great arteries back to the normal position and keeps the coronary arteries attached to the aorta.
After Sugary - The Babys symptoms will improve to correct the defect. Most infants who undergo arterial switch do not have symptoms after surgery and live normal lives. If corrective surgery is not performed, the life expectancy is only months.
Dave is lucky enough that his operation was successful. When the surgery took place it was very new and his chance of surviving was a low as 20%. At 2 days old Dave was operated on at Great Ormond Street children’s hospital where he had open heart sugary. Spending 10 days in intensive care he recovered remarkably quickly.
Every year Dave visited Great Ormond Street hospital for routine check-ups on his heart. He underwent ECG tests. Every 2 years he had to have a more in depth check-up including ECCO, ECG, MRI and a fitness test.
When Dave reached the age of 19 he left Great Ormond Street and carried on his routine checkups at the GUCH heart hospital London UCL. Daves check-ups will carry on along with the 24hr support that he has got from GUCH for the rest of his life and if Dave ever needed further treatment for his heart GUCH will be there with him every step of the way.
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My charity
Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association
Charity Registration No. 1138088
GUCH Patients Association helps young people and adults who were born with a heart condition. It provides information and advice services and organises conferences and events to educate, raise awareness and combat isolation.
Donations 30
Best of luck with your great adventure. We will be thinking of you all the time
Donation by Stephen & Jo Cliff on 19/05/12
£250.00
+ £62.50 Gift Aid
Hi Sarah and Dave, This is all the money i have raised from the Great West Run. The distance i did is nothing compared to Everest! Good luck!!
Donation by Dexter Fox on 18/05/12
£116.50
+ £29.13 Gift Aid
Looking forward to joining you on Saturday - well done with the fundraising so far! Brilliant!!
Donation by Perrin Fox on 17/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck with everything at the weekend. Sorry I can't be there xx
Donation by BETHANY DIMENT on 15/05/12
£5.00
Linds & Rob, Andreas & I are really looking forward to Saturday!
Donation by Kerry Russell on 14/05/12
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Topsham Beauty Treatment Day
Donation by Sarah Cliff on 14/05/12
£262.00
+ £65.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Sarah!! Chrissie x
Donation by Chrissie Tarbitt on 11/05/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Sarah Cliff on 09/05/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
from linda, keith, mum & dad xxxxxx
Donation by Sarah Cliff on 30/04/12
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Fantastic cause guys, good luck with it! x
Donation by Rich Wilcox on 22/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by lynn squire & Clare Masson on 14/04/12
£283.00
+ £70.75 Gift Aid
Good Luck! x
Donation by Katie Hall on 10/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Wishing you all the very best for your trek.
Donation by Pat and David Lee on 04/04/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 02/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Paul & dawn Ward on 02/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Love Liz and Dexter xxx
Donation by Anonymous on 27/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Dear Sarah and Dave Looking forward to seeing you both. Em and Will
Donation by Will Kingham on 26/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hey Sarooo! I have donated £50 (£40 for 4 tickets & £10 extra). Looking forward to seeing you in May! GOOD LUCK! All the best, Sarooo x
Donation by Sarah Hoare on 26/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Clare Massons great fundraIsing, Well done!
Donation by Sarah Cliff on 21/03/12
£206.85
+ £51.71 Gift Aid
Donation by Erin Courtney on 08/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
We love you lots from the Parsons xx
Donation by Cara Parsons on 07/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
These are all the money raised so far by Clare Masson's patients Thanks you all so much
Donation by sarah cliff on 05/03/12
£178.96
+ £44.74 Gift Aid
Well done Sarah and Dave, go for it!
Donation by Anonymous on 03/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
You best not die up there!
Donation by John Brimacombe and Lisa Klosowicz on 01/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
This is from me and kate. See you soon xx
Donation by Scott Moore on 27/02/12
£20.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,947.31
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£13.00
- Total raised£1,960.31
- Gift Aid£478.08
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