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I shall be taking part in the Dublin Marathon on 26th October 2009. This will be in aid of a friend of the family, Adam Stephenson, and more specifically the Neimann Pick charity. Here is a little more about Adam from his mum Ann:

'Adam is 21 years old and last year was the 71st person in the United Kingdom to be diagnosed with Neimann Pick Disease type C. Up until the age of 15 Adam appeared to be just like his brothers and sister, football mad and a keen chef. Then puberty struck and Adam suddenly began to find some words difficult to say. This became worse and he was also finding it difficult to cope with things that he had previously taken in his stride. At first his mum thought that Adam was behaving like a lazy teenager and just not bothering to pronounce his words properly. Then suddenly, just after his 17th birthday, Adam suffered a seizure which left him with a marked deterioration in his limb movements and not able to move his eyes downwards. The football had to stop as Adam could no longer run fast without falling over and he was forced to give up a catering course at college because of his lack of co-ordination. There was to follow 3 long, long years of investigations before Adam was finally diagnosed by a Consultant neurologist at Newcastle Hospital, who then referred him to a consultant in genetic disorders in Manchester.

Adam has accepted his condition well. He works part time at a McDonalds. His greatest interest seems to be socialising with his mates, drinking and fishing, and driving his mum up the wall, just like any other young man. He has recently been offered a brand new treatment which is not a cure but will hopefully stabalise his condition for as long as possible enabling him to live his life as fully as possible. With his wonderful 'this is my life, lets get on with living it' attitude, and beautiful smile, Adam is an inspiration to everyone he meets.'

The trip to Dublin (along with the plasters, vaseline, lucozade, sore nipples and Guinness) will be paid by myself so every single penny donated will benefit this small but massively worthwhile charity.

Donating through this site is totally secure with Niemann Pick receiving your money faster with gift aid also being claimed for your donation.

I hope to raise as much money as possible and thank you greatly in advance for your sponsorship.

The rest of the raffle money. Cheers Holly Team girls and the rest of the maternity staff xxxxxxxxx Donation by c/o Sarah Beaumont 01/12/09  

£113.50 + £32.01 Gift Aid

Courtesy of James Bishop (and his LexisNexis cases!) Donation by Jon Beaumont 16/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

The Dublin Marathon sponsorship money so far, thanks to the Grimsby Maternity staff Donation by Sarah Beaumont 10/11/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

John Stobart's DVD sale Donation by Jon Beaumont 06/11/09  

£110.00 + £31.03 Gift Aid

Here's to the next one Jon! Donation by Saroj Ganatra 05/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done, Jon! Keep on running! Donation by Janet and Peter Gymer from number 6. 05/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

well done lads, wish we had been there , heard it was a great craic Donation by colin and sue faulkner 02/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

well done boys,looking forward to the next race Donation by sue and mick batsford 01/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Harvey Ingram time sweepstake Donation by Jon Beaumont 23/10/09  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

Another marathon? You really need to challenge yourself further! Donation by Kathryn Hart 23/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Harvey Ingram cake bake (13th October) Donation by Jon Beaumont 16/10/09  

£107.00 + £30.18 Gift Aid

Good luck Jon- rather you than me!! Donation by Mark Dunkley 13/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Family services name card, cheers to all the staff! Donation by Sarah Beaumont 11/10/09  

£60.00

just wanted to wish you luck jon for the marathon i will be there cheering you on with the gang, i will be the little leprechaun Donation by teresa gray 11/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Kind donations given by the audience of the Lynn Crosskill Summer Dance School Festival. A good time was had by all! Donation by c/o Sarah Beaumont 03/10/09  

£400.00

Raffle money so far from Adam's family and friends and all staff at the dept. of family services, DPOW. Donation by c/o Sarah Beaumont 22/09/09  

£125.00

Money donated for brochures produced for the cricket 7's final. Keep on running, I know how it feels! I hope your knees last longer tham mine did! Donation by Grimsby Post Office Cricket Team. 05/08/09  

£25.00

I don't socialise much,so,missed the cheese and wine. Good luck, Jon! Donation by Linda Tutte 01/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

ALl the best Jon. So sorry I cant join in the fun with you all but will be thinking of you. xx Donation by Jo Harding 29/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Cheese and wine afternoon. Thank-you to all for the very kind and generous donations xxxxxxxxx Donation by c/o Sarah Beaumont 28/06/09  

£287.00

Thank-you for Julie's chocolate birthday cake! Donation by Brenda (@ number 7) 28/06/09  

£20.00

For a talk to the Laceby Ladies Circle. Good luck and see you at the finish. Donation by The Old G** 20/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck, Jon! Cake sales and cash in lieu of xmas cards Donation by Holly Team, DPOW Hospital, Grimsby 07/06/09  

£200.00

thank you so much for running the dublin marathon Jon, see you there at the finish line! Donation by ann stephenson 28/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

You said never again! I'm soooo proud of you and thanks for doing it for Adam (and the other sufferes of Niemann-Pick.) Donation by Sarah Beaumont 26/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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