Rebecca Hefford

Emergency Appeal! Help me to get Kawasaki Disease known!

Fundraising for Societi, The UK Foundation for Kawasaki Disease
£775
raised of £500 target
by 38 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Great North Run 2021, on 12 September 2021
With Kawasaki Disease in the spotlight during Covid-19, we URGENTLY need funding so we can continue supporting families, sharing trusted medical advice & getting Kawasaki Disease known! Help us protect children from this devastating disease!

Story

As a family we had no idea what Kawasaki disease was or how serious it can be. My beautiful niece was diagnosed with this at only 3 months old and now has  a life long heart condition as a result.

I’m raising funds for this charity as they provide much needed help and support for  parents and families. By creating awareness - hopefully more children can be treated sooner rather than later to prevent the damage being so severe.

With Kawasaki Disease in the headlines like never before during the Covid-19 pandemic, I am fundraising for Societi Foundation so they can help worried families, anxious parents and people with a history of Kawasaki Disease. You know how important this is to me! I want to help them get trusted FACTS shared quickly to educate doctors and reassure worried mums and dads. As a small charity they are *struggling* to cope. They have no Government funding or grant support at all, are completely reliant on donations and fundraisers. Right now their resources are at an all-time low! Yet their work to protect children from Kawasaki Disease, the #1 cause of acquired heart disease in children, has NEVER been more important. I am fundraising for them so they can: Help worried parents Provide URGENTLY needed awareness info to doctors Share accurate info Get Kawasaki Disease known!Please donate what you can so we can protect tiny hearts! THANK YOU.

About the campaign

With Kawasaki Disease in the spotlight during Covid-19, we URGENTLY need funding so we can continue supporting families, sharing trusted medical advice & getting Kawasaki Disease known! Help us protect children from this devastating disease!

About the charity

Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the UK and the western world. It's time we changed that. We have an enormous task to do. But we are going to do it. TOGETHER we will. Join us and help us protect tiny hearts. You can make a difference. Awareness of this often pernicious disease is currently poor. Slow diagnosis and delayed treatment of Kawasaki Disease can cause serious, life-long health issues. Children affected by Kawasaki Disease have excellent chances of a good recovery with timely diagnosis and the correct treatment. At Societi we know that recognising Kawasaki Disease early is THE transformational opportunity to prevent what can be devastating effects from Kawasaki Disease. Kawasaki Disease has lots of symptoms in common with other childhood illnesses so it is often misdiagnosed - this means lifelong heart damage for too many children. Each year in the UK there are more cases of Kawasaki Disease than bacterial meningitis! Everyone would spot meningitis and know what to do, because of brilliant awareness raising work by MRT. We need everyone to recognise Kawasaki Disease too.

Donation summary

Total raised
£775.00
+ £168.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£775.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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