<p><span style="color: #000080;">Hi everyone!&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">So, my little Emma is now 12 weeks old and the fog is finally lifting.&nbsp; And, for some unknown reason, I've taken up jogging!&nbsp; As fun as it has been to run round the block a few times I wanted to give myself a challenge so here we are...I've committed to running (with occassional bouts of jogging and walking) 5km at the Community Fun Run on Sunday 20th May in aid of The Duchenne Research Fund.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">I selected this charity from the pool of amazing charities offered as it is a charity dealing with a disease which is close to my heart.<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br><br></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Duchenne is a devastating terminal muscle wasting disease that leads to paralysis and early death. Imagine being told your beautiful little boy will be in a wheelchair by the time he is ten. He will then lose the use of all of his muscles. Imagine being told that by his late teens or early twenties he will probably be dead. This is the heartbreaking reality of Duchenne. Duchenne is 100% fatal.<br><br>- Duchenne is 100% fatal.<br>- There is no cure, no exceptions.<br>- Duchenne occurs in 1 in every 3500 male births.<br>- 100 children a year are born in the UK with Duchenne.<br>- Duchenne is the biggest genetic killer in the UK.<br>- By age 11 most boys are confined to a wheelchair.<br>- Average life expectancy is late teens / early 20s<br><br>There is currently no treatment or cure for Duchenne, but there is hope. Hope lies in research and medical science. The Duchenne Research Fund continues to fund research and with your support progress towards finding a treatment and cure can and will become an exciting reality.</span><br></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Talia.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">xxxx</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p>