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Iʼve raised £4,582 to Help Drew & Sophie fight Parkinson's - Drew has brain surgery soon, we want to raise funds to help them.
- St Austell, Cornwall
- Funded on Sunday, 15th August 2021
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Help Drew & Sophie fight against Parkinson's
(***Above YouTube clip of a documentary Drew is making with his family to raise awareness of living with Parkinson's***)
We are raising money for our dear friends Drew & Sophie. After a lot of arm twisting, begging and reasoning they have finally agreed to let us try to help them in this small way. If you already know Drew and Sophie I am sure you will agree that it is very frustrating there isn’t more we can all do to help them at the moment. If you don’t know this awesome family then let us tell you a bit more about their situation.
Drew was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017 at the age of 35. This came as a huge shock for Drew, his wife Sophie and their two young children. Fast forward 3 years, this awful disease has progressed extremely fast and has fully taken over their lives. Drew currently has an enormous physical and mental struggle just to get through each day. Sophie is trying to be wonder women by caring for Drew, being a working mum and looking after their two beautiful children and dog Rupert, keeping the house clean and tidy, school runs etc. On top of that, Drew was a Manager but was made redundant during the pandemic. He has been able to find other employment but is now too ill to work. His employers are very supportive and Drew hopes to return to work if the surgery is a success. How they keep going we do not know.
Drew and Sophie have been going to and fro from Cornwall to Bristol to have consultations with specialists in Parkinson's Deep brain stimulation surgery ( https://mayfieldclinic.com/pe-dbs.htm ) which has been more unforeseen expense. Drew has now been accepted to have this surgery which will take place at the end of April. This surgery will hopefully, in time, give Drew and Sophie the freedom to start living their lives again. The surgery itself comes with huge risks and Drew’s recovery in hospital alone could be anyway between 3 – 30 days, plus home recovery.
We want to raise money to give Drew and Sophie support with a lot of upcoming expenses. Travel, accommodation for Sophie in Bristol, food and dog kennel expenses along with many additional costs. Drew himself has previously raised £7000 for Parkinson’s UK by organising music festival days, lets try to raise as much money as we can to take away some of the financial stress from them. After knowing these amazing people for many years we can assure you, no one deserves it more than them.
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- 3 years ago
Jen Edyvean & Debbie Laight
3 years agoHi everyone, just an update to say that Drew has now had his surgery and is recovering well in hospital. Thank you for all your support and kind words for Drew and Soph, they really appreciate it. Much love xxx
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- 3 years ago
Jen Edyvean & Debbie Laight
3 years agoThank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
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- 4 years ago
Jen Edyvean & Debbie Laight
4 years agoWe've reached £2000!! Thank you all so much ❤
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136
Anonymous
Jun 20, 2021
£20.00
Richard and Claire Smitheringbottom
May 1, 2021
Lots of love to you all xxx
£100.00
Karen & Andy Wallbank
Apr 30, 2021
You’re doing great 👍 ❤️
£30.00
Jonny
Apr 30, 2021
£40.00
Anonymous
Apr 29, 2021
£10.00
Anonymous
Apr 28, 2021
Wishing this lovely family all the very best!
£15.00
Sally-Ann / lyns choir
Apr 27, 2021
Hope it all goes well
£10.00
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Jen Edyvean & Debbie Laight
St Austell, Cornwall
We are close friends of Drew & Sophie and know that this would make a huge different to them.