<p><span style="color: #800080;">Thank you for visiting my JustGiving page.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;">I have been a renal (kidney) nurse for the last 22 years and during that time I have met some very brave, motivated and sometimes very scared patients with kidney disease.&nbsp; Kidney failure is a horrible long term condition with many complications for which there is currently no cure&nbsp;and&nbsp;for which&nbsp;the main treatment is a life time of regular dialysis (3 times a week minimum), a daily cocktail of drugs, often&nbsp;frequent admissions to hospital and multiple surgery. Only a 'lucky few' people undergo kidney transplantation.&nbsp; However, the doctors and scientists of the South West Thames Renal Research Institute&nbsp;are&nbsp;working very hard&nbsp;to find a cure for kidney disease and that is why I am running the 2011 London Marathon, to help raise funds so that this vital work can continue.&nbsp; It would be a wonderful thing if one day as a renal nurse&nbsp; I could say "you have kidney disease but we can cure you".&nbsp; Your kind donations will help to make this phrase a reality.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;">On a lighter note, I will be running dressed as Amy Winehouse - full beehive, tattoos and a vodka!</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>