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Ian Smith's Fundraising Page

Ian Smith is raising money for The Wessex Neurological Centre Trust

Participants: Rupert Hague-Holmes, Nigel Govett, James Tracey, Ian Smith, William Hague-Holmes

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Royal Marines Challenge: Run for Charlotte · 9 June 2009

The Wessex Neurological Centre serves a population of 3 million throughout central southern England & the Channel Islands. Having successfully raised £80,000 to provide a dedicated 'critical care' ambulance, and £145,000 to fund the creation of a Paediatric Video-Telemetry Suite (used to assess children with severe Epilepsy as to their suitability for life-changing corrective surgery), our latest appeal aims to raise a further £200,000 for our most ambitious project to date - the Fluorescence Enhanced Neurosurgery Appeal. Surgeons at the Centre perform vascular neurosurgery (to repair aneurysms, haemorrhages and the like), on hundreds of patients each year. By equipping one of the Centre's operating theatres with a new, state-of-the-art operating microscope fitted with the FL800 Fluorescence system, most of these patients will benefit. Fluorescence Enhanced Neurosurgery enables surgeons to clearly visualise blood-flow in adjacent brain tissue, reducing the possibility of either a recurrence of the bleed, or of a post-operative stroke. For further details, please visit www.smile4rich.co.uk

Story

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

Please visit www.runforcharlotte.com for details of Charlotte's story.

Rupert asked me to support this fundraising challenge and it's one that I can associate with personally since in 2002 after almost 25 years of severe headaches, my mum had a 2 inch brain tumor removed. She has recovered very well and infact it has given her a new lease of life, she has since taken things into her own hands by starting her own business and living every day as it comes.

I am very nervous about the prospect of traversing more than 30 miles over Dartmoor in full military kit, but if my efforts can help support those who are trying to deal with extremely difficult illnesses then it is worth it. As Rupert likes to remind us "Pain is weakness leaving the body!"

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Donation summary

Total
£1,373.72
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Online
£565.72
Offline
£808.00

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