TERESA SANDERSON

Tess - Raising money for Lipoedema UK

Fundraising for Lipoedema UK
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Lipoedema UK

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We raise awareness of Lipoedema to ensure diagnosis, treatment and support

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I’m restarting my fundraising as part of my challenge on entering The Warrior Charity Pageant in the Class Section, 2021, which was delayed from last year. This amazing Pageant is all about those with invisible illness and takes place on 23rd October in the West Midlands. We need to show the world that every body is a valid body and that we are beautiful, resilient and worthy.

Please support me on my journey and help me raise money for Lipoedema UK, a small charity working to educate healthcare professionals and support Lipoedema sufferers, most whom have either undiagnosed for up to 50 years or misdiagnosed as obese

If you’d like to do something too, just add in your donation or sponsorship, money raised here goes directly to Lipoedema UK via Just Giving - thank you! 


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I hope my friends, relatives & business contacts will support me in this venture. This is my fear for 2018 - facing it out and taking part in something that I would normally not do! For someone with a limp, mobility and other health issues, this is a huge challenge for me.  Rare fat diseases are not sexy, or even acceptable, in today's society. Raising funds for this small Charity is increasingly difficult. We need to get the word out about how devastating this disease can be and how by donating you can make a real difference to someone's life.

As a finalist of this empowering pageant, I will have the opportunity to raise awareness of Lipoedema and raise some money for the charity Lipoedema UK - Charity no:1157716.

Miss Voluptuous is more than just a beauty pageant, it is about having a platform, a cause and how you work for that platform. It is the chance to bring attention to that cause. Tickets to the Final can be purchased here: https://www.missvoluptuousuk.co.uk/grand-final

Lipoedema is often mistaken as obesity and is often misdiagnosed/under diagnosed. It is thought that 5 - 11% of women are affected by this debilitating disease, most of them unaware of what is wrong. I myself was not diagnosed until I was 49, despite visiting my doctor for 30 years with symptoms. You WILL know someone suffering with this painful and debiltating condition- it could be a relative, friend or work colleague.

Lipoedema UK’s mission is to educate all doctors and healthcare professionals to recognise and diagnose Lipoedema, so everyone with Lipoedema receives appropriate advice and care.

You can find out more about the condition at www.lipoedema.co.uk

I’m lucky enough to have a sponsor Hollie Bellis to help with my evening gown and alterations and also for finding me a hairdresser and make up artist for the event; pre-pageant prep beauty treatments from As'ka Baran at Holistic Health and Beauty in Crowland; Emily Fox of Spalding for my hair for the event and Jamie-lee Watts also from Spalding using her make up skills to get me presentable :-)

I have also had support from Isabelle Finister, Heather Knapp, Barbs Mehew and Linda Nightingale who have been such amazing friends.I thank Craig Bundy from the radio station PCR for also helping to raise local awareness and The Voice Newspaper. Friends at 4Networking meetings have given me encouragement and support too.

 If you think you can help, please holler! The more I can talk about Lipoedema to a wide cross section of people, the more I can raise for their funds and in turn make a difference to the future of Lipoedema sufferer's care.

The final takes place at The Maltings, Ely on 30 September - it would be fab if you could come along & support me and the other 'girls' taking part. We are like a family, encouraging each other, team building and taking our individual causes out to the world.

Tickets to the Final can be purchased here: https://www.missvoluptuousuk.co.uk/grand-final

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About the charity

Lipoedema UK

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The UK's leading charity for Lipoedema, raising awareness of lIpoedema so that people receive an early diagnosis and obtain the support and treatments they need. Lipoedema UK initiate our own research and encourage research into better treatments and ultimately a cure.

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