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The Excursion

Michael Crouch, Malcolm Croker, David Sharland and Julian Sheahan will be walking the course of Hadrian’s Wall, starting in Wallsend and ending up in Bowness-on-Solway, scheduled for some 5 days later.

As the crow flies this is some 84 miles in distance, if we allowed Mr Crouch to navigate, considerably more.

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Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition. It affects organs in the body, particularly the lungs and digestive system, which become clogged with sticky mucus, making it difficult to breathe and digest food. Cystic fibrosis affects over 8,000 people in the and is most common in Caucasian people. People with cystic fibrosis have a shorter life expectancy, with the average being around 31 years.

Cystic fibrosis symptoms

Cystic fibrosis is a "multi-system" disease, meaning that it affects many body organs. However, most of the symptoms are to do with the lungs and the digestive system.

Lungs

In a healthy person, there is a constant flow of mucus over the surfaces of the air passages in the lungs. This removes debris and bacteria. If you have cystic fibrosis, this mucus is excessively thick and sticky and cannot perform this role properly.

The sticky mucus also provides an ideal environment for bacterial growth. This can put a person with cystic fibrosis at risk of getting bacterial chest infections and pneumonia. If these infections are not treated early and properly, they can be very difficult to treat.

Digestive system

Cystic fibrosis also affects the digestive system. In a healthy person, the pancreas produces chemicals (enzymes) which pass into the gut as food leaves the stomach. These enzymes break down the fat.

If you have cystic fibrosis, the pancreas does produce enzymes but due to the mucus blocking up the ducts these are not available to digest the food. Without these enzymes, the fat in food is not properly digested and it is difficult to gain weight. The faeces contain an excess of fat and are oily and very smelly.

Other conditions associated with cystic fibrosis include:

  • polyps (small growths) in the nose
  • diabetes, because cystic fibrosis can damage the pancreas
  • infertility in men, because the tube that carries sperm, the vas deferens, may become blocked
  • fertility problems in women, because cystic fibrosis may cause nutritional problems and underweight women are more likely to have irregular menstrual cycles

Causes

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited, or genetic, condition.

Cystic fibrosis occurs because of a faulty gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator - or CFTR gene. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder. This means that in order to develop the condition you need to inherit two cystic fibrosis genes, one from your mother and one from your father. If you inherit only one cystic fibrosis gene, you are called a carrier and do not have symptoms.

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Better late than never!! Donation by Larry Tucker 15/06/09  

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Humbug! Donation by Rob Wilson and family 10/06/09  

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Well done and loved the Crocs Malcolm!! Donation by Karen Smith 09/06/09  

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That's the last time they put me in charge of the tea money Donation by Janet Hamling & friends & colleagues at Dorset CC 02/06/09  

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Thanks for the car seat - I can see out of the window now Donation by Freya Hamling 28/05/09  

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Congratulations Crouchy and everyone else! Donation by Alastair Burke 25/05/09  

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Well done Donation by Nick Furlonge 19/05/09  

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Great achievement Jules Donation by Glyn Hall 18/05/09  

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nice one Jules Donation by Jez 15/05/09  

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up next...Land's End to John o' groats Donation by Adam Chadwick 15/05/09  

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Good work fellas Donation by Lee Savage 14/05/09  

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WELL DONE Donation by Bonnie Tiff 14/05/09  

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Fantastic effort Mick and a very worthy cause. Congrats to all the team. Donation by Liz Dunne 13/05/09  

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That is a long way! Congratulations and well done. Donation by Jenny Screech 11/05/09  

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Well done Jules ! Donation by James Cattanach 11/05/09  

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cant believe crouchy walked that far - magnificent effort by the big man and you all Donation by paul ayres 11/05/09  

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Well done all! Donation by Farhad Dabestani 11/05/09  

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Well done! Hope you did not have to carry Crouchy too far on a stretcher... Donation by Steve Carey 11/05/09  

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Well done Julian Donation by alistair carter 08/05/09  

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do you miss the dress? Donation by Neil Morrell 07/05/09  

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