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Ann's GBS Page
In memory of: Thomas Johnson (Granddad)
£930.00 raised
35 donations
My Target:
£930.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/AnnFrench1
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Ann French's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text ADAE90 £10
to 70070
My story
My Granddad was one of the most active 'elderly' people I know who loved dancing and gardening and had as much energy as me when I was a child. 14 years ago, at 72, he got Guillain-Barre Syndrome. A rare disease which can be caught by anyone, at any age, at any time from a simple flu virus or throat infection. It affects your peripheral nervous system causing complete paralysis. But recovery can be possible.
My Granddad never gave up hope and was able to learn to walk with the aid of a stick and move his arms again. I remember him always saying he 'hated looking like an old person' with his stick but I believe it was his positive attitude that he was getting better every day that kept him going but unfortunately his GBS developed into the more severe form - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP).
Sadly, on my 21st birthday, he had a massive stroke while in hospital having other treatments for his GBS and CIDP and died 3 days later. Having seen first hand the affect GBS can have on lives I think more awareness and funds need to be raised to help. A year after my Granddad's death The GBS Support Group held a balloon race and I managed to raise enough money to give them their single biggest donation and now I want to do it again.
I need everyone to sponsor me for getting the GBS Logo, (a smiling cartoon tortoise and the letters GBS CIDP), tattooed on my body. This way when people ask me what my tattoos mean at least one of them has a worthwhile purpose as well as being a physical memory of my Granddad and his determination forever.
I am not putting up a target amount because I don't want donations to stop once I reach that amount. I am also not putting a closing date for this as the tattoo is there for as long as I am and would love as many donations as possible. The tattoo was done (like all my tattoos) by Lee at Fineline Tattoo Studio in Leeds.
Thank you,
Ann x
My gallery 8
My charity
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Support Group
Charity Registration No. 327314
Since 1985, the GBS Support Group has supported those affected by the neuropathies Guillain-Barré syndrome and CIDP, and their clinical variants. The Charity provides information and support to sufferers and their families and aims to raise awareness of the illnesses amongst both medical professionals and the general public. It raises funds for cutting-edge research into the illnesses.
Donations 35
I pray for my dad everynight and tonight I will pracy for your dad as well x
Donation by Michal Koczwara on 07/11/12
Hello ann, happy belated birthday!! there is alot to talk about about your loss
Donation by Jean Tajirian on 08/04/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
love you bredbin ..x
Donation by Silvana on 05/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by stephen sheehan on 16/12/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation by erik karlsson on 14/11/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation by joseph gruffat on 09/11/11
£100.00
Awesome work Frenchie, admirable infact! send some shots to GBS support so they can use you to increase awareness with a press release about you! x
Donation by Simon Miller on 21/04/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Ders a rat in ma kitchen what amma gonna do??!
Donation by Sud x on 25/02/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
to uncle buster love jo x
Donation by joanne innocent on 24/02/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 04/02/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Well done! You're crazy but I admire that x
Donation by Will B on 03/02/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by Hannah Burns on 02/02/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
love you bird, sorry its not much, but every little counts ey x
Donation by Lauren Key on 02/02/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Never thought I'd give money for someone to be attacked with a needle!
Donation by D Anderson on 06/01/11
How much to have an image of me tattooed about your person?
Donation by Michael Luke on 18/11/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Go Roxy x
Donation by Alan Jones on 17/11/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Hope you get plenty of support. Good luck. x
Donation by Rick Connolly on 16/11/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by Dean Kelbrick on 15/11/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck, hope you raise lots of money :) x
Donation by Sarah Rickaby on 15/11/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
All love.
Donation by Sophie Howard on 09/11/10
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
here ya go, all the best . paul
Donation by paul barton on 08/11/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck with the fund raising....and the tattoo! x
Donation by john dooley on 08/11/10
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Thanks for making me aware of this. Look forward to see a tattoo that truly means something. Speak soon Miss. :) X
Donation by Chris Birch on 07/11/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
good luck gorgeous!
Donation by lora drammis on 06/11/10
£10.00
I would like to wish you all the best with your charity :o) x
Donation by pippa hebden on 06/11/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£930.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£930.00
- Gift Aid£208.20
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