Mitochondrial disease - mito for short - is a debilitating and cruel illness affecting energy production. Our missions are run by affected families who want to raise awareness, research and hopes for a cure. Whether you help the charity as a whole, or an individual mission - it's the same great cause.

More research into mito could be the key to unlocking many other illnesses too. MILLIONS in the UK have conditions which also involve mitochondrial damage - diabetes, MS, sepsis, stroke, some cancers & many more.

My youngest daughter has a very rare Mitochondrial disease named PdHA1 which affects her brain function and has left her visually impaired.

It would not have been discovered if it wasn't for extensive genetics testing, and more worryingly it would not have been treated and we could've lost her before the age of 2.

People with Mitochondrial conditions have immensely impacted lives werein their energy levels are severely impaired, in my daughters case she makes too much lactic acid(the same lactic acid soreness you get from a hard day in the gym) and luckily, for now, all she needs to counteract it is a simple high dose of vitamin B.

Some other people are not as lucky, suffering seizures constantly, living with debilitating or chronic illness and/or a lot of pain.

We don't know what the future holds for Daisy, and whether her medication will stop having an effect one day to mange her condition, and I'm using my platform to fundraise for charities like Mito Mission to continue their research to give my daughter a better chance at a wonderful life, because she and everyone affected by these conditions absolutely deserve one ❤️❤️

THANK YOU for your support.