Hello,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

As you may or may not know my daughter has cystic fibrosis, so i wanted to do something to raise money for a charity that is obviously very close to my heart.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases.

• It is caused by a faulty gene that controls the movement of salt and water in and out of the cells within the body.
• Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food.
• Over 9,000 people in the UK have Cystic Fibrosis.
• If two carriers have a child, the baby has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis.
• Over two million people in the UK carry the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis - around 1 in 25 of the population.
• Over 95% of the UK CF population is Caucasian, but CF affects many ethnic groups.
• Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis.
• Each week, two young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis.

 

• THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CURE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS!!!! Through research, better understanding and treatment of Cystic Fibrosis, life expectancy is increasing. When the CF Trust was founded in 1964, a child was lucky to live over five years. Today half of those living with Cystic Fibrosis are likely to live past 41 years - not good enough, but getting better.

So as you can see its something that is getting better and by you donating money it will help in the future.

As for my part in the deal i have decided to compete in something that is called the spartan race. Its a 20km long obstacle course and it takes well over 2 and a half hours to complete. So that gives you some idea to how hard this race really is and how much pain i will be in haha.

I hope you will be kind enough to donate some money and sponsor me for what really is a worthy cause and for something i really am passionate about.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now. THANK YOU XX