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Leah Taylor

Hollies Team

Fundraising for DEBRA
£7,635
raised of £4,000 target
by 263 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Bupa Great North Run 2011, on 18 September 2011
Participants: Ben, Gemma, Helen Nick, Roz, Marie, Leah
DEBRA

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RCN 1084958
We provide care and support to individuals and families affected by EB

Story

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Where do i start!...

I feel like ive pestered everyone so much in the past for sponsors.. but who wouldnt when at home, i have a child who from a far may look fine at time's, but take away the clothes and dressing and you have open raw wounds, no skin, or maybe blisters. Sometimes the full size of her arms or legs.. unfortunately this is what my Hollie and many other children with EB go through..

These wounds & blisters happen from the slightest knock or friction, which trust me when all you want to do is have a cuddle or pick her up and you manage to catch her by accident.. this  basically rips your heart to bits.

it isnt just her knackered shell that's broken, all this continues in her eye's, many a time Hollie has had to sit in a dark room until the blisters have healed, Her mouth, tongue, gums and throat also blister, making eating a very traumatizing event, due to this happening, Hollie has had operations to widen her throat and also had a feeding tube fitted into her tummy so she can be fed at night time.. 

We dont know what the future holds for our Hollie, weather she'll be using a wheel chair full time, wether her fingers and toes will fuse or the one that scares me the most.. the skin cancer.

Ben, Gemma, Donna, Helen Nick, Roz, Marie and Me!! were all donning our trainers and running them few little miles ;)  ... (13.1) for this amazing Charity!

All the money raised goes to the Debra Charity, this charity is not government funded, so every penny they have, is raised by them and people like us, Not only does the money go into research, but also pays for her amazing nurses, who travel very long distances to visit families like mine... there is so much more this charity helps us with.. i cant thank them enough. 

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About the charity

DEBRA

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RCN 1084958
DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition which, in the worst cases, can be fatal. We fund pioneering research and provide care and support to individuals and families living with EB.

Donation summary

Total raised
£7,634.76
+ £1,448.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£6,475.76
Offline donations
£1,159.00

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