Thanks for making it this far... The little beauty in the photo is Georgia Macpherson, the daughter of my dear friends Nick & Emma. She is also in the video on the left here. In September 2007 Georgia was diagnosed with the medical condition, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and, tragically, was given just 2 - 5 months to live. After a very brave fight against this terrible condition, Georgia died on Sunday January 6th 2008, aged just 8 months. Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a genetic disorder, currently affecting around 1 in 10,000 babies. Most people have never heard of it, but it is the number one genetic killer of infants and toddlers. Georgia was a gorgeous little baby, and put up a bloody good fight against this horrible wasting illness. She bravely fought off two nasty chest infections, before finally being admitted to hospital after the third chest infection made her breathing virtually impossible. After being transferred to the wonderful Naomi House childrens hospice, she carried on fighting for 4 days before she finally gave up the struggle. This gave Nick & Emma and their family a chance to say goodbye to her. Last year, in February, I walked a double marathon (52 miles) from my house in Abingdon ending up at Georgia, Nick & Emma's house in Newbury 2 and a bit days later. I was joined by Nick and Emma, and 14 of our friends and we ended up raising £77,000 for Naomi House and The Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. This year, my ambitions are somewhat smaller. I want to walk 15 miles on Saturday May 2nd and I want to raise £1000. The walk is to raise money again for Naomi House, the children's hopsice who help families get through these terrible experiences. Anyone who knows me will know that I am still a fat knacker who despite walking 52 miles last year, I am still not what you would describe as an athlete. Please dig deep and do your best to help me on my way. It will mean an awful lot to me, and even more to Naomi House. If you could all try and donate £1 a mile, then I think I might be able to reach my target. Any more would of course be very gratefully received. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Naomi House 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. Thank you all very, very much. Gav