Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Just over 2 years ago my sister (Elizabeth) became critically ill with a disease that had affected my mother 15 years earlier and resulted in my mother receiving a heart transplant. The  diagnosis they received was Inherited Dilated Cardiomyopathy which is a condition that is incurable.

Elizabeth continues to battle with the effects of this disease on a daily basis and has been stripped of the ability to work or do so many of the "normal"  things she used to be able to do. Thankfully, the care and support that she has received from the Clinicians and the Cardiomyopathy Team has been excellent and her condition is now stable.

This condition is not very well known and I am keen to highlight the charity and the great work they do as much as I can in the hope that a cure can be found in the near future. I am extremely grateful to Cardiomyopathy UK for the support they have shown my family.  l therefore want to show my gratitude by attempting to run the 26.2 miles in the London Marathon 2018 in order to raise as much as I can for this very worthy cause.

I'd like to thank you all so much for your support.

Helen x

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