Updated on Sep 27th 2010 at 10:01 PM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Thank you so much to all those still donating. It is for a very worthy cause. I made the run yesterday in 2 hours 10 minutes with ten toes and two legs still entaked.

It's that time! 

I am going to be running/crawlling the Greenwich half marathon, all in aid for Lupus UK.

This is gonna be a mission for me and would love your support to help me reach the target. 

Please donate as much as you can and I'll do the rest, all 13 and a half miles of it! 

x

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Info: 

Systemic lupus is a chronic and presently-incurable illness of the immune system, a condition in which the body's defence mechanism begins to attack itself through an excess of antibodies in the blood stream causing inflammation and damage in the joints, muscles and other organs.

The causes of lupus is not positively known though research has provided evidence implicating heredity, hormones and infections including viruses.

Some 50,000 may have lupus in the UK and 90% of sufferers are female, mainly between the ages of 15 and 55.

With its many symptoms, lupus can often be overlooked by a GP or consultant which may delay final diagnosis and a vital start to necessary treatment which can contain the disease and hopefully limit potential damage to the kidneys, heart, lungs or brain. Those diagnosed usually remain in medical care and receive ongoing treatment. Many symptoms will have less impact but there may be side effects.

Lupus can adversely affect the lives of sufferers and their families, and influence relationships with friends and business colleagues

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http://www.lupusuk.org.uk/