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My story

 

Alfie is chronically sick. He has Complex lll Deficiency of the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain. There is no cure or magic medicine. Alfie will never get better. He will never reach adulthood.

Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialised compartments present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90% of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support growth. When they fail, less and less energy is generated within the cell. Cell injury and even cell death follow. If this process is repeated throughout the body, whole systems begin to fail, and the life of the person this is happening to is severely compromised.

Diseases of the mitochondria appear to cause the most damage to cells of the brain, heart, liver, skeletal muscles, kidney and the endocrine and respiratory systems. Alfie suffers with muscle weakness and pain, feeding, swallowing and respiratory difficulties, development delays, hearing difficulties and susceptibility to infection.

Living with Complex lll Deficiency is heartbreaking. Alfie has good days and bad days. He doesnt have the energy to crawl and walk and at times cannot find the energy to hold his head up, eat and play with his toys. Catching a common cold can cause Alfie to have respiratory failure and he has spent many weeks fighting for his life on a ventilator. Its not fair that children suffer and die from this disease.

Together we can make a difference. Please donate towards finding a cure so that one day other children like Alfie dont have to suffer the way he is.

 

Well done to you all that ran what a great acheivement for a great cause, what wonderful people you are !!! What a wonderful mum you!!! Donation by Keith Jefferies 29/09/09  

£30.00

Jamie Maskell - Virgin Atlantic, Deborah Jenkins - Shaun/Jamies Aunt Donation by Shaun Young 23/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hello Lindsey and Shaun. Hope this small donation will help with the Newcastle Biomedicine Research. Regards John Donation by john lobo-pires 17/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Rachel McOmish 14/09/09  

£25.00

Congratulations! Hope the legs dont ache too much today! Donation by Neil Sherman 14/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Annette Patmore 12/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

GOOD LUCK KATIE, WE WILL CHEER YOU ON WHEN YOU PASS LOVE CAROLYN & Co xxx Donation by Carolyn hancock 12/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I was really touched by your words about Alfie - good luck tomorrow and I hope Alfie stays as well as he can be x Donation by Sharon Buxton 12/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go for Cous! Donation by Matthew Roche 09/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Lindsey x Donation by Katie Burgess 09/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck on Sunday, I'll be cheering you on all the way xxxxxxxx Donation by Kirsty Drewett 09/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Craig Harrington 08/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck to us all i wish everyone the best of luck XXX Donation by Katie n Simon Baron-Jefferies 07/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

hi lindsey, good luk wit the run hun, always in my thoughts. xxx Donation by sharon o'loughlin 07/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

sharon, my daughter. has told me what a lovely lady you are.its people like you that saves lives. good luck on your run. Donation by timothy loughlin 07/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck on sunday, will look out for you passing my house, Donation by Valerie Sherman 06/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I will be thinking of you Donation by none 26/08/09  

£5.00

Best of luck Lindsey. You should get Mick to run with you next time. Donation by Steve Wedlock 13/08/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck Katie. Donation by paul collins 29/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 15/07/09  

£30.00

God Bless u all at this time love and prayers are with you all take care chin up run well Donation by assia newton 10/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Lindsey Donation by Leah Tilling 10/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Lindsey! x Donation by amy thomas 09/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck guys, wishing u all the best x x Donation by nadia salaman 08/07/09  

£10.00

Donation by anonymous 08/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Run as if there were shoes on sale!! Good luck and all our love to you all. Lots of love The Merediths xx Donation by Emma Meredith 07/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Pauly 06/07/09  

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Donation by Anonymous 05/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best Lindsey, I am in awe of your efforts and sorry I cannot do more myself. Hope this is of use. Donation by Rowland Dicker 04/07/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
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