Tessa Rice

Tessa 's page Kilimanjaro Trek 4th Oct, 2009

Fundraising for The SMA Trust
£14,292
raised of £10,000 target
by 107 supporters
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Tessa Rice's fundraising, 8 September 2009
The SMA Trust

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RCN 1097765
We fund research into SMA to help find a cure and treatments

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We made it to the top!!! I can't tell you what difference it made knowing we had so much support when we were struggling for breath and feeling dizzy and disorientated on our way up to the summit.

After 4 long, glorious days of trekking where we passed through rainforest, Alpine dessert, lava towers, rock walls and glaciers we were then confronted with the real challenge. Starting out at midnight we walked from 4600 metres up to 5895 metres. Add sleep deprivation, to lack of oxygen and freezing temperatures, and you have a pretty heady mix!! But it was so worth it. We really did feel on top of the world as we watched the sunrise through the clouds, lighting up the glaciers and the mountain which peaked through the clouds around us.

Millie was with us every step of the way, as believe it or not there is mobile signal at various points! She really did give us the strength to carry on when we felt like giving up.

It's not too late to donate to this worthy cause. We are so excited that we have already smashed our target but we could still do more............

 

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About the charity

The SMA Trust

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RCN 1097765
SMA is a genetic disease that affects motor neurones. 1:40 of us is a carrier and in its most severe form children rarely live beyond 2 – making SMA the leading genetic cause of death in babies and toddlers. The SMA Trust is solely dedicated to funding research into a cure and treatments for SMA

Donation summary

Total raised
£14,292.00
+ £1,661.28 Gift Aid
Online donations
£8,077.00
Offline donations
£6,215.00

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