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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oliver was born with congenital heart disease and Downs Syndrome. </span></span><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We had been looking for a while to find 'THE charity' to help support, and although this was not the ideal way of finding it , I now have two great causes I can support! - </span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>- Evelina Childrens Hospital</strong>, to whom we quite literally owe Oliver's life. The brilliant surgeons and nurses bought him through a life saving op - just!</span></span></span></p>
<p><span></span><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">- </span></strong><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>The Downs Syndrome Association</strong> - who provide ongoing support and education to help gorgeous boys and girls like Oliver learn the skills they need and to be accepted into the community as a matter of course. </span></span></span></p>
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<p>One in a thousand babies are born with Down’s syndrome – that is two babies born everyday in the UK. Down’s syndrome is the most common cause of severe learning disability in the UK, affecting 60,000 people. It is a genetic condition - it occurs by chance and any mother can have a baby with Down’s syndrome.</p>
<p>With the right support, people with Down’s syndrome can live healthy lives, attend the school of their choice, get a job and live in their own accommodation. The DSA invests around £1.5 million every year towards supporting people with Down’s syndrome to live full and rewarding lives.</p>
<p>A £10 donation would pay for a weeks Speech and Language Therapy or Physiotherapy for a child with Down's Syndrome. One of the greatest barriers for children with Down's Syndrome is socialising and interacting due to difficulty with Speech and Language.</p>
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<p>Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Down's Syndrome Association gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.<br /><br />So please help Oliver and all the other kids with DS now! </p>
<p>Thank you x</p>