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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page! I have finally got the chance to run in the London Marathon on 22nd April 2012, and will be raising money for the charity, Action for M.E. having applied for a place for the last 4 years via the ballot. I have wanted to run for a less fashionable charity and one that means a lot to me personally. In addition, all proceeds go direct to the charity in this scenario as opposed to the charity having to buy an expensive bond to secure a running place. M.E. stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis. The illness is usually triggered by a virus, and in many cases this leads to serious physical disability and total dependency on others. Common symptoms include fatigue, nausea, dizziness, aches and pains, confusion, insomnia and digestive problems. There are 250,000 people in the UK are affected by this illness, and one of these people is my mother. Not much is known about M.E. As well as providing practical support for sufferers, Action for M.E. is working hard to produce the UK’s first biobank for M.E., making resources available for the kind of fundamental research necessary to establish the causes of the illness and develop more effective treatments. So please, please dig deep for a good cause and help me ensure the time I am investing in monotonous and time consuming training is worthwhile, make my mum proud ;-) and of course some much needed funding for Action for M.E. in what are of course difficult times for all.

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