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On 14 May 2016 a team of friends and I will embark on a gruelling 44 mile walk across London, starting in Crystal Palace moving clockwise around to Charlton via every Premier league and Championship stadium in Central London. The walk is expected to take many many hours but will(!) be completed within 24 hours. The walk will begin at around 4.30am and is likely to continue into the night. 

The stadiums visited will be Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Fulham, Brentford, QPR, Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham and 44 miles later, Charlton.

We are undertaking this walk on behalf of Ellie, the 3 year old daughter of my good friends Gereint and Carley Collier. Ellie has Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy as a result of a stroke in the womb. Ellie's Hemiplegia means that her muscles are constantly tight on the right side of her body and causes her foot to turn in severely, making walking difficult for her. 

Gereint and his wife are hoping to raise an enormous £65,000 for Ellie to undergo a life changing operation at the St Louis Children's Hospital in the USA. Unfortunately, the operation is not available on the NHS but, if undertaken, would reduce the spasticity (muscle tightness) in Ellie's leg which would allow her to do a lot of things that she is currently unable to do such as jumping, walking down stairs, riding a bike, keeping up with her friends and maintaining balance when walking. The operation is also shown to the limit long term health implications experienced in Cerebral Palsy such as the development of contractures and joint and bone issues.

For more information and to follow Ellie's progress please follow us on facebook: 

http://tinyurl.com/EllieSDR

Find Ellie's full fundraising page here:

https://campaign.justgiving.com/charity/just4children/elliessdrjourney