bradley stent is fundraising for COSMIC (Children Of St Mary's Intensive Care)

Brad attempts the Reading Half Marathon

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on 02/05/2008

Grace smiling as always....

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Bradley Stent

Raising money for

COSMIC (Children Of St Mary's Intensive Care)

Charity Registration No. 1043697

COSMIC was founded in 1994 to raise money for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, which now treats around 500 desperately sick children every year. COSMIC raises money through a number of events each year, and is heavily supported by families whose lives have been touched by the PICU. All funds are used to provide life saving equipment, to provide support and accommodation to parents and to fund training, education and an internationally significant research programme at Imperial College London looking at the causes, effects and treatment of childhood diseases.

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Raised: 116%

Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £582.00

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My story

Hi - Thanks for visiting my webpage,

On 2nd March 2008, I will be pulling on my running vest and attempting to complete the Reading Half Marathon.

I will be trying to raise as much money as possible for the charity "COSMIC", the charity supporting the Children's Intensive Care Unit at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. The reason for attempting this challenge is very close to my heart.

In April 2007, Grace, the daughter of my very close friends, Stuart and Natalie Bradburn, passed away. Grace was just 13 months old. Grace developed Chicken Pox which worsened over several days. On her first birthday she was admitted to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. While at the Royal Berkshire Hospital her condition continued to worsen and she was put on a ventilator. A decision was taken to transfer her by emergency ambulance to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at St Mary's in Paddington. Grace fought bravely for another 3 weeks, but in the end her immune system was unable to overcome the virus and she passed away.

While Grace was at St Mary's she benefited from world class treatment and care from her Doctors and Nurses who did everything possible to help her - she could not have been in a better place. Nat and Stu also benefited from the work of COSMIC, who paid for them to stay in a hotel for the 3 weeks that Grace was in St Mary's. This was immensely important and ensured that Nat and Stu were never far away and could respond quickly as Grace's condition fluctuated. COSMIC has also purchased vital hi-tech medical equipment for use on the unit, as well as funding continuing research into saving desperately sick children in the future.

For more on Grace's story please www.justgiving.com/GraceBradburn

Reading Half Marathon site - www.asicsreadinghalfmarathon.co.uk

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Cosmic (Children Of St Mary's Intensive Care) will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your kind support.

Brad

	Well done uni dude Donation by brad Uni 08/03/08	£62.00 + £17.49 Gift Aid
	Respect for going the distance! Donation by Xian 06/03/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Thanks for keeping me company for the first 6 miles, glad to see you made it. Donation by Keith Badman 02/03/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Brad! Thanks so much and Good Luck in the race tomorrow. We are so grateful to you for supporting COSMIC in Grace's memory. See you at the finish! x Donation by Stu, Nat and Ollie 01/03/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'll be watching from the stands in the MadStad mate, so put in a sprint finish for the cameras!! good luck!! Donation by Matt Partridge 29/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You get another £10 if you run it twice! Donation by Darren R 29/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go on bruv!!!!! Donation by Hayley Stent 28/02/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck from your fellow bus traveller :) Donation by Nithya 28/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Michael Friend 28/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Brad but if my Mum beats you she gets the money;-) Donation by JJ 28/02/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Brad Go Donation by Lou 27/02/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Bradley what a great thing to do - go for it!! Donation by sarah perris 27/02/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done mate. I admire you for this. Donation by Gordon 20/02/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	good luck Donation by jo 20/02/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 19/02/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Great cause good luck Donation by Ed Cooper 18/02/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You can do it man!! Donation by Nicc 18/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Kelly Tooley 18/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Rachel Gibson 18/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good effort Brad, best of luck to you! Donation by Tobin 16/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck son Donation by dad 16/02/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	good luck! Donation by anon 16/02/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	good luck Donation by bradley stent 15/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck dad Donation by Jacob stent 30/01/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by twin maniacs 30/01/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Bradders!! Donation by Sarah 30/01/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Chris Paul 30/01/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Captain Pete 30/01/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£582.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£164.15

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