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10K for Kath (Stroke Association)
In memory of: Kath Le Maistre
£332.50 raised
26 donations
My Target:
£332.50 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/kathlemaistre-strokeassociation
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Naomi Blundell's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text STRK77 £10
to 70070
My story
Thank you for visiting my JustGiving page. Please read on to find out more about why the Stroke Association is important to me.
My mum, Kath, suffered her first stroke shortly after receiving her cancer diagnosis, at a point when she was otherwise feeling surprisingly well. We were all completely caught out by this stroke – we had an idea in our minds of how her illness would progress, for example talking about chemotherapy and hoping this could slow down the cancer’s progress. We hadn’t realised that pancreatic cancer can increase the risk of a person developing a blood clot, which can in turn cause a stroke. At 62, my mum was relatively young to have a stroke, as most people who have them are over 65.
This first stroke was so mild that my mum put her symptoms down to the effects of a local anaesthetic she had been given at the dentist earlier that day, before receiving a stroke diagnosis several days later. Her second stroke came a little later on, leaving her unsteady on her feet, but able to return home from hospital to spend Christmas with the family. Despite being on preventative medication, she had a third and final stroke in February. This was the most serious by far, and took away from her the two great pleasures of conversation and good food, as she was now unable to speak or eat. My mum died in the Stroke Unit of Glan Clwyd Hospital two weeks after this final stroke.
Sadly my mum did not have the much-needed time to recover from her stroke; to go through rehabilitation and regain her speech and other lost abilities. For those people who do have that valuable time ahead of them, the Stroke Association raises awareness and provides valuable support, information and resources to help this to happen. The Stroke Association also funds research that aims to make stroke a preventable and treatable disease.
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My charity
The Stroke Association
Charity Registration No. 211015
We believe in life after stroke. That’s why we campaign to improve stroke care and support people to make the best possible recovery. It’s why we fund research into new treatments and ways to prevent stroke. We are a charity, and rely on your support to change lives and prevent stroke. Thank you.
Donations 26
Donation by Doreen on 07/11/12
£5.00
well done Alan and Tracey (Axa)
Donation by Caroline Andrew on 24/10/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by John and Elaine x on 22/10/12
£20.00
Donation by Catherine Scallon on 20/10/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done!
Donation by Ben Rowe on 19/10/12
Well done!
Donation by Sue Pete and Freya xx on 16/10/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Collection bucket - thanks everyone x on 15/10/12
£5.00
Fabulously well done Naomi!
Donation by Juliet Miller on 14/10/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Michelle Guy on 14/10/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Gnome. Wish we could be there cheering you on... we'll be thinking of you xxx
Donation by Katie and Kristian on 13/10/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Good Luck Naomi, Mum would be so proud of you. xx
Donation by Love Stephen, Beccy, Harry and Eddie xx on 11/10/12
£12.50
+ £3.13 Gift Aid
Good luck deary. We're very proud of you xxx
Donation by Andy, Lottie and Tom xxx on 11/10/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Well done on your 10k run, I hope your injury will be completely gone by Sunday!
Donation by Becky, Pete, Naomi & Jocie on 11/10/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Best Wishes for the 14th.
Donation by Angela on 08/10/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck for your run Naomi & thank you so much for all the effort & work you’ve put in for this. I’m very proud of you & so too would your dear Mum
Donation by Dad xx on 08/10/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done Gnome, go go go!
Donation by Vicky, Steve & Sophie xxx on 06/10/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good Luck!
Donation by Liz Kirk on 04/10/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Joe on 02/10/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
good luck we'll be cheering you on. imagining mums reaction if she knew you'd be running that far lol. x
Donation by Caroline Andrew on 01/10/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Natalie Turner on 01/10/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck, you'll be great!
Donation by Daniel Murphy on 01/10/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Sorry for your loss. I have fond memories of working with Kath in the Birmingham Midshires IT dept before she retired. Best wishing on the run!
Donation by Duke Kerr on 28/09/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Sorry to hear of your Mom's death. We worked together in BM IT. Your Mom was always good fun. Good luck.
Donation by Tina Harris on 27/09/12
So in awe of your progress when life is hard enough with 2 little ones! A huge well done & i'm sure your mum wld be incredibly proud of you :-) xxx
Donation by Melanie O'Callaghan on 25/09/12
£20.00
Good luck with your run.
Donation by Sally on 24/09/12
£10.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£332.50
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£332.50
- Gift Aid£68.13
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