On Sunday 2nd April 2023, Jon, Danny and I will be running the Reading Half Marathon raising vital funds for the UK NHS National Amyloidosis Centre at the Royal Free Hospital.

We have chosen this charity as recently our beloved Dad (Paul) was diagnosed with this horrible rare disease and will be undergoing treatment imminently, with regular support from the NAC.  

The NAC has been at the cutting edge of treatment and research into all aspects of AMY for many years now and is responsible for the national caseload.  Without this service, it may have taken many more months for our Dad to receive this diagnosis. 

As a family we are ready to navigate the tough journey ahead and support our wonderful Dad in any way we can.

If you are able to, it would mean the world to us if you can kindly support us and the NAC by making a donation, however big or small and help us to continue the vital research into this terrible disease.

Lots of love,

Danny, Jon and Laura & all The Stokes Family xxxxx

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.Donations to 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.Gift Aid supports the Royal Free Charity's full range of vital support services for staff and patients across the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, as well as supporting research and innovation.