The CF Girls - Running for CF
Judie McGill is raising money for Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Participants: Judie McGill, Jess McGill, Barbara Tomkinson, Lynda Ford, Sue Simpson and Elaine Sumner.
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All donations go to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
The CF Trust was founded in 1964 and is working to improve the lives of people with CF, raise the profile of CF and fund research into a cure.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust needs to raise £5 million every year to fund its vital work.
As well as funding research into a cure, they fund research aimed at understanding and treating Cystic Fibrosis.
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Cystic Fibrosis Facts & Figures: - Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the UK's most common, life-threatening, inherited disease. - Cystic Fibrosis affects over 7,500 people in the UK. - Only 30% of people with CF are over 20 years old. - In the UK, 2.3 million people carry the faulty CF gene - that is "1 in 25" of the population. - If both parents are carriers of the faulty gene, there is a "1 in 4" chance with every pregnancy that their child will have Cystic Fibrosis. - Cystic Fibrosis affects vital organs in the body, especially the lungs and digestive system, clogging them with sticky mucus, which makes it difficult to breathe and digest food. - Each week five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis. - Each week three young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis. - Average life expectancy for someone with CF is only 31 years. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The CF Trust is a charity with which we are personally involved, as Judie's daughter (and Jess' sister), Laura, has the fatal disease. She was diagnosed at the age of one year old and over the years has been in and out of hospital due to recurrent chest infections. In 2004 Laura won an Academic Achievement Award at the annual Cystic Fibrosis Breathing Life Awards held in London. Laura managed to achieve 2 A*s, 7 As & a B in her GCSEs despite being in hospital for several weeks before the exams and taking two of them in her hospital bed. At the moment Laura is studying for her A levels & is hoping to do a degree in Molecular Biology at Liverpool University in September, all being well! Laura has a very posiitive attitude towards her condition and it is the motivation behind her choice of career. Her goal in life is to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Laura achieved 1 A, 2 Bs and 1 C in her A levels and will be attending Liverpool University in September. Well done Laura! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Cystic Fibrosis Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an "extra 28%" in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. So please sponsor us now! Many thanks for your support. Judie, Jess, Barbara, Lynda, Sue and Elaine. Thanks for all your donations. We all finished the race and had a great day!
The CF Trust was founded in 1964 and is working to improve the lives of people with CF, raise the profile of CF and fund research into a cure.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust needs to raise £5 million every year to fund its vital work.
As well as funding research into a cure, they fund research aimed at understanding and treating Cystic Fibrosis.
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Cystic Fibrosis Facts & Figures: - Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the UK's most common, life-threatening, inherited disease. - Cystic Fibrosis affects over 7,500 people in the UK. - Only 30% of people with CF are over 20 years old. - In the UK, 2.3 million people carry the faulty CF gene - that is "1 in 25" of the population. - If both parents are carriers of the faulty gene, there is a "1 in 4" chance with every pregnancy that their child will have Cystic Fibrosis. - Cystic Fibrosis affects vital organs in the body, especially the lungs and digestive system, clogging them with sticky mucus, which makes it difficult to breathe and digest food. - Each week five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis. - Each week three young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis. - Average life expectancy for someone with CF is only 31 years. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The CF Trust is a charity with which we are personally involved, as Judie's daughter (and Jess' sister), Laura, has the fatal disease. She was diagnosed at the age of one year old and over the years has been in and out of hospital due to recurrent chest infections. In 2004 Laura won an Academic Achievement Award at the annual Cystic Fibrosis Breathing Life Awards held in London. Laura managed to achieve 2 A*s, 7 As & a B in her GCSEs despite being in hospital for several weeks before the exams and taking two of them in her hospital bed. At the moment Laura is studying for her A levels & is hoping to do a degree in Molecular Biology at Liverpool University in September, all being well! Laura has a very posiitive attitude towards her condition and it is the motivation behind her choice of career. Her goal in life is to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Laura achieved 1 A, 2 Bs and 1 C in her A levels and will be attending Liverpool University in September. Well done Laura! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Cystic Fibrosis Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an "extra 28%" in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. So please sponsor us now! Many thanks for your support. Judie, Jess, Barbara, Lynda, Sue and Elaine. Thanks for all your donations. We all finished the race and had a great day!