On the 17th of October I will running the Yorkshire Marathon in the aim to raise funds for the Amyloidosis Centre, located at The Royal Free Hospital. This centre has been monitoring my Grandads condition and are in need of further money to continue research, monitor and combat this disease.

Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by damaging build up of abnormal protein fibres, called amyloid, within the tissues and organs. Amyloidosis can affect any part of the body and lead to life threatening organ failure. It causes the death of about one person in every thousand and there are about 6,000 cases in the UK at any time.The Amyloidosis Research Fund within the Royal Free Charity supports the research, development and patients of the UK NHS National Amyloidosis Centre (NAC) at the Royal Free Hospital. The Centre, established in 1999, is funded directly by NHS Specialised Services to provide diagnostic and management advisory services for all UK amyloidosis patients.

I would be very grateful for any donation you can make to support this cause.