<p>On <strong>May 15th</strong>, along with my uncle Graham&nbsp;and cousin Jake,&nbsp;I am taking part in my first ever&nbsp;Sprint Triathlon. It includes a cold wake up <strong>750m swim</strong> in a river, a long&nbsp;<strong>20km&nbsp;bike ride</strong> whilst wet&nbsp;and a <strong>5km run </strong>to&nbsp;finish&nbsp;with!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm doing this to raise money for NeST: <a href="http://www.nstrust.co.uk/index.php">http://www.nstrust.co.uk/index.php</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In November, like many children&nbsp;and adults&nbsp;each year,&nbsp;<strong>my little cousin Louis was diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>NS is a condition where&nbsp;a persons&nbsp;own immune system starts to attack the kidneys. The kidneys then begin to leak blood and proteins, which causes the body to start to retain water.&nbsp; Untreated, the kidneys become damaged&nbsp;with other implications because of this.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Most little children who suffer from NS&nbsp;grow out of it and thankfully Louis has responded well to steroids. We hope that his kidneys&nbsp;stay healthy!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>However many&nbsp;children and adults have and do suffer from NS&nbsp;and <strong>so far doctors have still not been able to fully identify the cause or cure for this condition.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>All the money I raise will go to NeST</strong>, in order to: 1. Raise awareness of the disease, 2. Raise funds for research and 3.&nbsp;Support sufferers&nbsp;of NS&nbsp;and their carers.</p>