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Iʼve raised £55 to walk the Beachy Head marathon on 28th October to raise money for Blake Bedford to support his treatments for cystic fibrosis.
- Funded on Friday, 26th January 2018
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Hi everyone, some of you may know that next month I am walking marathon at beachy head. I have been inspired to do this by a friend and would really love any support to raise as much cash as possible for Blake's family.
I am looking forward to this challenge and determined to conquer this tricky route/course!
Below is some info about Blake , his condition and the challenges the family face sent by the leader of Blake's buddies( Lee Gillespie) :
Blake Bedford is 20 and he has had to live with the terrible illness which is cystic fibrosis.
Cystic fibrosis affects the respiratory and gastroenterology systems of the body and the long term affects are many and profound. Due to the excessive thick mucus produced both bowel and lungs need to be treated, mucus blocks the airways and causes extensive damage due to multiple infections. This is combated by regular Physiotherapy up to four times a day and nebulised treatment which consists of a cocktail of daily drugs and intravenous antibiotics.
Blake's treatment regime is daily! This has increased over the years with more medications being added in to help him live a normal life. Unfortunately infections do occur and this usually requires oral or intravenous antibiotics which normally involves a stay in hospital.
I met Blake and his family when he was 4 years old, his parents were encouraged to keep him as active as possible so his mum enrolled him into swimming lessons. Blake's commitment to his lessons was immense, all exercise was hard for him due to his condition but he didn't let that stop him and he successfully learnt to swim and swim well.
As Blake grew up I was getting more aware of how hard is was for him and his family to be living with this illness. Blake was spending more and more time in and out of hospital and as you can imagine this was a strain and very stressful for the whole family.
I have worked with a lot of children with varying conditions any the one thing that constantly amazes me with the Bedford's is their commitment to try and lead a normal life. Blake and his family never moan about their situation they just simply get on with it. After many conversations with Maxine ( Blake's mum ) I was amazed to find out that when Blake turned 18 the NHS stop funding simple treatments that Blake needs to help maintain his lifestyle.
Thank you in advance
Anna xxx😘
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Sally Thomas
Nov 3, 2017
Well done!
£5.00
Nicole Heathfield
Oct 28, 2017
Well done & Anna & Lisa for all the hard work & time put in training you go girls xx
£20.00
Mandy
Oct 27, 2017
Good luck tomorrow 🏃🏻
£5.00
Mick & Liz
Oct 22, 2017
Good luck Anna! We'll be thinking about you xx
£10.00
Tillie
Oct 16, 2017
Good Luck lovely lady! xxx
£5.00
Tacye Dewick
Sep 29, 2017
Good luck!! Have an amazing time! x
£5.00
Jane Schofield
Sep 28, 2017
Good luck. You'll be great x
£5.00
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