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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The Royal Free Hospital Kidney Patients Association</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> is being represented by twelve runners who are taking part in </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">THE BRITISH 10K LONDON RUN</span></strong> on <strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SUNDAY July 10th 2011</span></strong> to raise money for <strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Royal Free</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hospital Kidney Patients.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></strong>The RFHKPA does a lot of great work supporting renal patients. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The team comprises Mark Harber, (renal consultant), </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #0000ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aine Burns (renal consultant), Nadia Godigamuwe (transplant sister), Raymund Velez </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #0000ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Senior staff nurse – Camden), Sarah Kingham (renal pharmacist), </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #0000ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Charlotte Malindine (renal pharmacist), Colin Smith (friend), Jamie Gurney (patient), Robert Mildred (Jamie’s friend), Dawn Lagerwall (patient’s niece),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #0000ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Vic Gujral (father of transplant patient), Eva Meyer (friend of Gujral family).</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #0000ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please take a moment to sponsor us. It's really easy - you can donate online by credit or debit card.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></em></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Please join us in supporting Royal Free Hospital Kidney Patients Association and a fabulous cause.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">RFHKPA is a registered charity no.277711.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><strong><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Thank you.</span></span><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span></strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><strong><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span></strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">THE RFHKPA</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strong> London </strong>10k run team</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Our kidneys are vital and sophisticated organs.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They filter and clean 200 litres of blood per day. They remove wasters and excess water from our blood in the form of urine. </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They help balance the levels of chemical substances in our bodies such as sodium, phosphorus and potassium. They also produce important hormones that stimulate bone marrow to make red blood cells; regulate our blood pressure; help keep our bones strong.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">High blood pressure and diabetes are the main causes of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">500 million individuals worldwide are affected. If CKD worsens it can lead to kidney failure. In order to survive, people with severe kidney failure must either receive a transplanted kidney or be kept alive with dialysis, usually by a machine which cleans their blood about three times a week, each session lasting 4-5 hours.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A greater risk than kidney failure is that people with CKD may develop Cardiovascular diseases. People with CKD are 10 times more likely than healthy people, to die of heart attacks and strokes. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #993366;"><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;">One out of 10 adults in the world has some form of kidney damage</span></span></em></span></p>
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