<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>On 17th April 2011 I will be running the <strong>London Marathon </strong>(26.2 miles!!!) to raise money for the <strong>Make-A-Wish Foundation</strong>.&nbsp; This wonderful charity gives special wishes to children with life limiting/life threatening conditions.&nbsp; I have two very special reasons for choosing this charity to run for:</p> <p>1) My daughter <strong>Shannon has cerebral palsy</strong>.&nbsp; She is wheelchair bound, has little use of her arms and cannot speak.&nbsp; However, she is a lively and intelligent young lady who enriches the lives of all those she meets.&nbsp; Due to her condition, Shannon has not had a foriegn holiday in the sun for many years as she is unable to fly.&nbsp; Make-A-Wish provided Shannon with a <strong>cruise to the Western Med!</strong>&nbsp; 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.</p> <p>2) My nephew Steven has <strong>type 2 spinal muscular atrophy</strong>.&nbsp; This is a neuro-muscular disease that leads to progressive weakness.&nbsp; Steven is football mad and Make-A-Wish sent him off to see <strong>the England football team&nbsp;train, meet the players and watch a match</strong>.&nbsp; He had a great weekend away.&nbsp; I just wish he didn't support Arsenal!!!</p> <p>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.&nbsp; My family has benefitted from Make-A-Wish and I really want to give something back.&nbsp; <strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.</strong></p>