Gareth Palmer is fundraising for Leicester Hospitals Charity

Gareth Palmer's Fundraising Page

Flora London Marathon 2009

on 26/04/2009

Hedley & Gareth's training is going well

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Raising money for

Leicester Hospitals Charity

Charity Registration No. 1056804

Leicester Hospitals Charity aims to provide the best possible facilities and environment for patients, staff and visitors as well as helping to supply state-of-the-art equipment. We rely on the kindness and generosity of the many individuals, groups and companies who donate their time and money to help us reach this aim.

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Gareth Palmer

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Raised: 115%

Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £2,309.23

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My story

As some of you will know, I am here today and crazily contemplating a marathon because of the doctors and nursing staff at Leicester Hospitals.

In February 2007 I was rushed into Stoke Mandeville hospital with an agressive case of pneumonia. I was moved to intensive care, sedated and put on a ventilator, however I deteriorated with septic shock and multi-organ failure. My family were told I was gravely ill and that my only chance of survival was a treatment, still under trial at the time, called ECMO at Leicester'sGlenfieldHospital but there were no guarantees that I would survive the journey or that it would be effective.

I did survive the journey and received the ECMO treatment during my 6 week stay in Leicester. For this period I was in a coma but I am told by my family that the treatment and care I received in Leicester was truely remarkable and they have absolutely no doubt that this treatment saved my life. After 10 weeks in hospital I was discharged on April 30^th.

I can't ever begin to repay Leicester Hospitals and the ECMO unit for saving my life but I would really appreciate it if you could dig deep and sponsor me for completing the marathon. Since my ECMO experience the ECMO trial has been completed and the treatment has been proven to improve surival rates for adults with severe respiratory failure, and the money I raise will provide funding for the unit, with the hope that more people, like me, can benefit from this treatment. If you would like to find out more about the treatment follow the link below.

http://www.uhl-tr.nhs.uk/index.asp?pgid=6923

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Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Leicester Hospitals 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.

	well done gaz, sorry its so late!!! P x Donation by sarah philippe 22/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Mary 14/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	one less pie and you'd have shaved off those pesky 13 seconds ;p fantastic effort! Donation by max 06/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Nan and John 05/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	well done gaz ,hope to see you in sunny bude soon Donation by wonny 30/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Garf! Very proud of you! Donation by Poulet 27/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done!! Donation by Umerah 27/04/09	£52.00 + £14.67 Gift Aid
	Proud to know you. Enjoy the day - tell mum you deserve a roast dinner after it all Donation by Elaine Trump 26/04/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Best of luck for tomorrow hope you enjoy it Donation by Amy , May , Andrew and Ruth 25/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Giz. Donation by Noony 25/04/09	£20.00
	Please shout 'alright Brownie' as you pass Surrey Quays so I can spot you! Good luck mate. Donation by Rob 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Garf - For me this tops the list re this years requests for sponsorship great stuff and good luck Donation by Toby T 24/04/09	£26.20 + £7.39 Gift Aid
	Run hard Quaffer. Donation by Mahdi 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go Graf Donation by Golders 24/04/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Please tell me you still run in the same shorts you had at uni? Donation by David Collins 23/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Palmer. Here's hoping for a hot day! Donation by Edward Jenkins 23/04/09	£20.01 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck mate watch out for the Hedders sprint finish! Donation by Leo 23/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great story, Gareth. Good luck on the day. Donation by Philip/Diana Moody 22/04/09	£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid
	Well done. I hope you do better than Man Utd did today! Donation by Richard and Ruth 19/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Try not to hospitalise Hedders on the run! Good luck Palms. Donation by Matt Edwards 19/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	After all the training down in Bude mate if you don't win I'll be disappointed!!! Donation by Whippet 16/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Hedley's mum is going to run it next year Yeah right! Donation by The Young Family 14/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Very impressive... best of luck! Donation by Val Agostini 14/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Gareth we know you can do it and William says "Go Gareth!" x x x Donation by Jon and Caroline Wingrrove 14/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	I've just got one thing to say. Just makesure you do what the iceman says. Donation by Boy George 14/04/09	£52.00 + £14.67 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Gareth Donation by Maurice & Dorothy Wingrove 13/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Don't fall over! Donation by Neil W 13/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Norm & Jill 13/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Palmer! Donation by Dave O'Connor 12/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done with all the training. Good luck on the day! Donation by Andy Butterworth 09/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,309.23
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£631.58

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