Friends !

I had always promised myself I would never  run a marathon  - however when an old Uni friend embarked on an amazing journey a group of us all wanted to try to help in some small way. 

Zac Sumpster was born on 18th January 2013 and is full of life & fun -  To look at him - you would have no idea he has a rare, potentially life threatening condition. 

Zac was born with a very small pituitary gland. Put simply he is deficient in several key growth hormones.

Zac's parents - Tom & Claire have been incredible in looking after Zac's needs and dealing with 4 adrenal crises and subsequent hospital stays in the High Dependency Unit.

With the help of modern medicine and a great Charity - Zac will lead a full life 

The Pituitary Foundation have been a rock to Tom & Claire and they both wanted to give something back. 

We are running the London Marathon to raise awareness of pituitary conditions to provide additional funding for the Pituitary Foundation so that Zac and others can benefit from both the support function the charity provides and the research projects which help to advance medical science in this area

About Zac: https://www.justgiving.com/ZacSumpster/  

Your support is really appreciated!!

Manish

About the Pituitary Foundation

The Pituitary is a hormone-producing gland and there are many disorders associated with the pituitary gland, with different symptoms and treatments depending on a patient's particular condition. Once diagnosis is reached, patients face treatments such as neurosurgery, radiotherapy and possible life-long hormone replacement treatments. Pituitary disorders impact on a person's quality of life and for some patients their condition is life-long and can have a debilitating affect. 

The Pituitary Foundation operates throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland. They are a relatively small charity, with seven members of staff. Every penny really does count to the charity as they do not receive any government funding. The Foundation runs services such as a Freephone Telephone Helpline, Endocrine Nurse Helpline, local support groups across the UK and a library of information booklets for patients.