Hi,

I am taking part in this year's London marathon on April 22nd to raise money for LAM Action and would really welcome your support.  LAM is a rare, currently incurable lung disease that affects young women, among them my friend Havi.  Havi was diagnosed at around the same time as last year's marathon and I felt that a good way to deal with the situation  was to sign up for this year's event.  The aim of this is to raise money to fund desperately needed research into the prevention and cure of LAM and also to increase awareness of this disease which only affects around one in a million women.   Apart from the occasional dark and rainy night on which I have wondered what on earth I was thinking when I signed up for the marathon, I am enjoying the training and am going to give it my all on the day in the hope that sheer obstinacy will get me to the finish line!

 Please take a moment to sponsor me. It's really easy - you can donate online by credit or debit card.

 
All donations are secure and sent electronically to LAM Action.  If you are a taxpayer, Justgiving will automatically reclaim 28% Gift Aid on your behalf, so your donation is worth even more. 

The money raised will go towards research, in the hope of finding a treatment that slows or halts the progression of the disease. Please help me raise money for this under-researched, under-funded disease.

Another thing you can do to help is become an organ donor.  You can do this online on

https://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/Consent.do

You can also sign an e-petition to change the organ donation system from opt-in to opt-out on

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Organ-Donation/

Please forward this to anyone else who may like to sponsor me.

Thank you very much.

 
Kate