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My story

 

GARRETT MORGAN IS GOING TO RUN, GARRETT MORGAN IS GOING TO RUN. 

As much as I detest running, I will indeed be grinding my way through the Surf City 5K in Huntington Beach on July 4th.  I am running in support of Carolyn's cousin Alex Jones, who has been fighting a battle with brain tumors for the majority of his adult life.  Carolyn and I would greatley appreciate any and all support from our friends and family to help Alex get the treatment he needs. 

Alex lives in the UK and has a rare form of brain tumour - an astrocytoma of an unknown kind. His doctors have recommended he has Proton Beam Therapy to remove the tumour without causing collateral damage to the rest of his brain. However there are no facilities in the UK for his procedure. 

The National Healthcare System in the UK currently funds about 40 people a year to go to centres around the world. Sadly Alex is not one of these 40 as his tumour is very rare and therefore does not meet the strict diagnostic criteria that they have to set.

We need to get Alex to BOSTON!!!!  He has been referred to The Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital which is one of the leading centres for Proton Beam Therapy. However, the cost of this treatment is £150,000 or $240,000. The family is putting in what they can but they need help.

So I am running in hope that you will sponsor me to help raise money to get him the treatment he so desperately needs. 

For more information please go to Alex's web site www.protonbeamalex.com. Brainstrust are supporting Alex's fund raising efforts and all money raised by my run will go to Alex's fund directly.

Also, the BBC has done a piece on Alex's case.  See the link below.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8070998.stm

Thank you for your support,

Garrett & Carolyn


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

Please note the currency is pounds.  I've provided a quick conversion below:

20 pounds = 32 dollars

50 pounds = 80 dollars

100 pounds = 160 dollars

Donation by Tammy Didcock 25/08/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Donation by anonymous 28/07/09  

£30.00

My pounds to dollars conversion was off - here's the rest of what we wanted to give!! :-) Donation by Jennifer and Nate Crampton 21/07/09  

£35.00

Great work dude - keep us posted on how we can help w/Alex feeling at home in Beantown! Donation by Jennifer and Nate Crampton 20/07/09  

£150.00

Donation by Chad Chunglo 06/07/09  

£50.00

Best of luck and well wishes. Donation by Gretchen 05/07/09  

£55.00 + £15.51 Gift Aid

Good Luck Garrett!!! Donation by Jason and Denise Welch 01/07/09  

£50.00

I wish you the best for you and your family, run hard!!!! Donation by Walter Greene 01/07/09  

£30.00

Good Luck! Donation by Meghan & Matty 30/06/09  

£30.00

Good luck Garrett!!!! Donation by Alexandra Poulis 29/06/09  

£25.00

Donation by Lehman Family 28/06/09  

Wish we could be there to hand you a bottle of cold water! We're proud of your efforts for Alex! Donation by Mom & Dad 27/06/09  

£40.00

Garret, good luck. I hope this helps. Donation by Steven Goodman 26/06/09  

£20.00

Our thoughts and prayers are with Alex. Run Garrett, run. Donation by Gary Anne Sara and Katie Pheasant 26/06/09  

£70.00

My prayers are with Alex and wish Garrett all the strength he needs for the race. Donation by Bulbul Biswas Goswami 25/06/09  

£50.00

Donation by Carrie Murphy 25/06/09  

£25.00

My thoughts and prayers are with Alex. Donation by monty curtis 24/06/09  

£30.00

Let us know when Alex is in town so we can make him feel at home. Donation by Rob Charest 24/06/09  

£30.00

Donation by Anonymous 24/06/09  

£75.00

Best of luck to you and Alex. Given that you have a 10 foot stride, you should do great! Donation by Brandon & Sheila 24/06/09  

£30.00

Great job, G. My thoughts are with you, Carolyn & Alex. Donation by Greg Maul 24/06/09  

£30.00

Donation by Grandma & Nana 24/06/09  

£32.00

So proud of my big bro for doing something so awesome for C's family! Goodluck on your run. Hope you make it to the finish line. Love you both! Donation by Melanie Morgan 24/06/09  

£20.00

Donation by William Easton 24/06/09  

£40.00

G, Good luck on the run and for the cause Donation by Justin & Jenni 24/06/09  

£20.00

Best of luck... Donation by Michael Coll 23/06/09  

£20.00

Donation by Anonymous 23/06/09  

£50.00

Donation by Anonymous 23/06/09  

£50.00

Good luck. Easy does it! Donation by James & Caroline Clark 20/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

We wanted to donate a few Morgo Rolls but were too lazy to do the translation. Good luck on the run and for the cause. Donation by Dino & Julie LaPaglia 16/06/09  

£50.00
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