<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">Sadly, I lost my big sister to epilepsy in 1997 - and that is my motivation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">Despite the fact that it affects a huge number of people, there is very little public awareness about the condition. One of the consequences of this is that epilepsy research is <strong>chronically </strong>under-funded.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">So please dig deep and donate now. I won't be the first across the finish line but I can promise I will finish and absolutely guarantee that I will give everything I've got - and <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">every penny donated will speed me up!</span></span></strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> The race takes place on 8th July <a href="http://www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk/">http://www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk/</a></span></strong></p>