Heather's Fundraising CJD

Heather Scott is raising money for The CJD Support Network
In memory of Robert Rodger
The CJD Support Network offers advice, information and support for patients, carers and professionals involved in any form of suspected or confirmed CJD. We offer emotional and practical support; disseminate new information as research develops and offer advice for those who may be deemed at risk.

Story

When we were finally told that dad had Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) we were in total shock. I didn’t even know what it was until my mum said ‘it’s similar to mad cow disease’. I have since used the same term as hardly anyone knows what CJD is - there’s 1-2 cases per million people per year. I want to raise awareness of this disease and to change the stigma around it.

It is a savage disease that destroys the brain very quickly. Almost all diagnosed will die within 4 months of symptoms appearing. We had a month with my dad. 

The CJD Support Network is the only UK charity to specifically help people touched by the disease, and was mentioned to us by the researchers at the UK’s National CJD Surveillance Unit in Edinburgh as having helped fund their continued work in researching the disease, why it happens, and to hopefully one day help find a cure.

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Donation summary

Total
£730.00
+ £47.50 Gift Aid
Online
£730.00
Offline
£0.00

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