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Iain Braithwaite is raising money for Asthma + Lung UK
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Virgin London Marathon 2010 · 25 April 2010 ·

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At Asthma + Lung UK, our vision is for a world where everyone has healthy lungs. From research and campaigning to advice and support, as the UK’s lung charity we’re on a mission to change the way that lung health is perceived. Because breath is life - and that’s worth fighting for.

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I am trying to raise £1600 for my chosen charity british lung foundation. I am running the london marathon in honour of my nana who died at the age of 77  from respiratory disease which is a condition in which the lungs suddenly become damaged. Fluid and proteins leak out from the blood vessels into the millions of tiny air spaces in the lung, making the lung stiff. This prevents the lungs from working normally, particularly when transferring oxygen into the blood and getting rid of carbon dioxide. This all makes breathing hard work.

Although doctors are getting better at treating ARDS, about a third of patients will still not survive. For those who get better, the process can take a long time. Some do get better very fast (in days), but others may need support from a breathing machines for weeks and, in rare cases, for months. The lungs may be left scarred and stiff as the ARDS improves. However, people who are successfully treated often recover fully and have normal lungs after six months.one person in seven is affected by lung disease


please donate as much as you can the money you donate is going to a very good cause its the only charity in england to deal with lung disease and your money will be appreciated very much and will make a massive difference to people suffering with lung disease . and also into finding new ways to help prevent lung disease

i am also going to be doing the marathon dressed in a womans dress with wig and make up to try to raise more money

thank you very much for taking time to read my page

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