On the 22nd of May 2010 I and some equally barmy individuals will be jumping from a plane at 14 thousand feet and freefalling for nearly one minute at speeds of around 140 mph - to support the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
It's scary....but nothing compared to an entire lifetime of living with CF.....which is what my baby sister Daisy and so many others around the world, have to face. Medication, rigourous physiotherapy, intravenous treatment, hospital stays....the list goes on for these people.
- CF is the 's most common life-threatening inherited disease. It affects the lungs and digestive system, clogging them with a thick sticky mucus, making it hard to breathe and digest food.
- Over two million people in the carry the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis - around 1 in 25 of the population.
- Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Each week, three young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis.
The average life expectancy of a person with CF is around 31 years. Please help us to change this :(
Research into a cure for CF is expensive, costing millions of pounds each year. Gene therapy trials began last year and hold real hope for better treatment and maybe even a cure for people living with CF.
You can read more about where your money will go by clicking the link below...
http://www.cftrust.org.uk/research/
PLEASE DIG DEEP FOR ME AND THE BARNES BOYS TEAM! LAST YEAR WE RAISED 25K BETWEEN US, THIS YEAR WE WANT TO MAKE THAT 30K- LET'S MAKE CF STAND FOR "CURE FOUND".
You can sponsor the rest of the team at www.justgiving.com/CFAngels2010 if you like!
Thanks guys.
From Alix & Baby Daisy x
