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Raised so far: £1,851.00
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My story

 
Hello lovely people! Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

On the 6th June of this year, I abseiled down Guy's Hospital Tower in London. Its 469 ft high (143m if you prefer), 34 storeys and the equivalent height of 36 double deckers buses stacked on top of each other. Its really very high!
For those who dont know me so well, I'm a bit of a chicken when it comes to things like this, in fact the prospect of a trip to Alton Towers fill me with sheer unadulterated terror.

But I did it! I dressed like Spiderman, I stood at the top,felt my stomach churn, my heart drop and then I had to step off the edge. It was a long way down which felt like it lasted forever but apparently was about 5 minutes (I think I was lost in a terror-fuelled space time continuam!)

Please sponsor me as I raise money for the Karen Shaw Fund (blurb below) to raise money for Breast Cancer Research. My mum got diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and whilst all is looking good for the future, it has emphasised how common a disease this is and how important it is to try and support research into the most common type of cancer in the UK.



Guy's and St Thomas' have recently received approval from the Trust Breast Tissue Bank Access Committee to use £18,000 from the Karen Shaw Fund to help create, study and digitally archive special research resources called Tissue Microarrays. These allow experiments to be conducted on many hundreds of breast cancer research specimens at the same time. The team at Guy's will be able to collaborate with international and national research groups in trying to find new diagnostic tests and targets for breast cancer treatments.

Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, and in Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Guy's and St. Thomas' Charity gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please sponsor me now! Thank you!

Sorry its mega late WELL DONE! You did so well!! xx Donation by Grace and Richy 18/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Can't believe you survived. Congrats! x Donation by Adam 14/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done ... don't land on your godmother! Donation by Frazer, Sophie, Uffa & Ralph Wilson 06/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Today's the day and it's raining! Good luck mate, watch out for those slippery windows! (No job, no gift aid, sorry) x Donation by Zoe Williams 06/06/09  

£5.00

There we go mush Donation by Messica 05/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I can't believe your doing this, the photograph of the building is scarry enough.Good luck! Donation by Jane Hanbury 05/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You mentalist....fingers crossed the superman cape works just in case xx Donation by Becx 03/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Just keep your eyes shut tight! Donation by Sylvia 01/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

How very brave and what a fantastic cause! Donation by Denise & Derek Buxton 31/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

"change"....we can all make it happen!!! Donation by Louise ur biggest fan! 28/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

You are EXTREMELY brave!! All our love, see you when you get down x Donation by Louis and Clive Irvine 27/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good on you Ed!! You've raised an absolute fortune you should feel dead proud!!x Donation by Jude & Gary 27/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Holy Moloney!? GO Eddie!!! Wot a scary but exciting thought!! have a wicked one!!xxx Donation by Dredz&Spider 26/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Enjoy the ride :-) Donation by Charles Holroyd 16/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Jim Law 09/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I'd sponsor you just for going to Guy's... Donation by Rebecca 09/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Claire Stringer 03/05/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Great to have younger relatives, to live ones dreams through, without leaving the ground! Very proud of you Donation by Vee 22/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Weeeeeeee! Donation by Quiggas 21/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Wishing you the very best of luck! Donation by Tim and Beverley Guinness 21/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

don`t hit the ground Donation by ian and cathy 19/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Ed, just pretend it's an upside down bouncy castle and you'll be fine:) x Donation by Suze 17/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done you. Very brave! Donation by Whitcombe family 16/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good on you Eddie - great cause. Looking forward to seeing you soon in Oz. Send me photos of the abseil. Donation by Nick Peters 16/04/09  

£10.00

The cause is admirable, the action courageous and we wish you great success in your endeavours. Donation by Penny and Dermot 15/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I'm in awe - good luck and safe landing! Donation by Antonia Peal 14/04/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

here you go chook ! Donation by Rob Hoey 14/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done - you ARE brave! Donation by Henrietta Charrington 14/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck you are very brave!! Donation by Mary Redgate 10/04/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck. I hope you enjoy it. You must be mad!! Donation by melanie rose 10/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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