David Grace

Siniat Tough Mudder 2016

Fundraising for Crohn’s & Colitis UK
£5,400
raised of £5,000 target
by 134 supporters
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Event: Tough Mudder Midlands 2016, from 21 May 2016 to 22 May 2016
Crohn’s & Colitis UK

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RCN 1117148
We offer information, support and research to people affected by Crohn's and Colitis

Story

In so many ways, Harrison is just like any other toddler. He loves to play and have fun. However many things set him apart from others his age: he consumes all of his food through a gastrostomy tube, gets a nightly medication that suppresses his immune system, and spends lots of time in hospital visiting different doctors. 

For most of his life, 4-year-old Harrison has been battling  Eosinophilic Colitis /  Eosinophilic Esophagitis / Bowl Disease

His painful symptoms started when he was just 7-months old. His case baffled doctors; they had not seen a child this young with bowel disease. 

Harrison is now 4 years old and since then he has been very ill at times and lost a lot of weight and blood and is also very anaemic. He is always tired, he will sleep most of the day and then at night and is now also starting to suffer from pain in all his joints, which make it hard for him to walk so he depends on a pushchair to rest in when he is out having fun. 
Harrison has a lot of "bad" days when he will not be well enough to go out or go to school, he has days when he will feel very sick and be in a lot of pain, this is so difficult for his parents to just watch, as all they can do is comfort him. For them, there is nothing worse than watching their child suffer and wish for nothing more than a cure. 

As difficult as it is to live with this disease, Harrison and his family are finding strength to still live fully and happily. Harrison's older sisters are fully aware of their brother's debilitating disease and are very proud of him, and miss him very much when he is in hospital. Despite living with a chronic disease of the bowel, Harrison's still pushes himself to go to school when he is well enough to run, play and live as normal a life as possible. 

This charity has been a god send to the family. It's so important for information, support and research purposes and we want to try and raise as much money as possible in honour of Harrison, who is a little super hero.



About the charity

Crohn’s & Colitis UK

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RCN 1117148
We’re the UK’s leading charity for Crohn’s and Colitis. Right now, over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease that many people have never heard of. We’re working to improve diagnosis and treatment; to fund research and to raise awareness.

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,400.00
+ £652.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£5,400.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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