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On 17th April 2011 I will be running the London Marathon (26.2 miles!!!) to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  This wonderful charity gives special wishes to children with life limiting/life threatening conditions.  I have two very special reasons for choosing this charity to run for:

1) My daughter Shannon has cerebral palsy.  She is wheelchair bound, has little use of her arms and cannot speak.  However, she is a lively and intelligent young lady who enriches the lives of all those she meets.  Due to her condition, Shannon has not had a foriegn holiday in the sun for many years as she is unable to fly.  Make-A-Wish provided Shannon with a cruise to the Western Med!  It was the holiday of a lifetime for Shannon, where she made lots of friends of her own age and really participated in all the activities.

2) My nephew Steven has type 2 spinal muscular atrophy.  This is a neuro-muscular disease that leads to progressive weakness.  Steven is football mad and Make-A-Wish sent him off to see the England football team train, meet the players and watch a match.  He had a great weekend away.  I just wish he didn't support Arsenal!!!

This really is a fantastic cause to support and any amount you can give will go towards giving children with serious medical problems something special in their lives.  My family has benefitted from Make-A-Wish and I really want to give something back.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.