Thank you for taking the time to visit my Just Giving page. 

As my husband quite rightly points out, until recently, running was a foreign concept to me - a waste of time and effort, especially when we've got a perfectly good car. However, the day after Boxing Day 2010, after a period of a month of being ill, our daughter Milly, aged 6, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

 

Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic, life-threatening condition. It is an auto-immune system condition and it’s cause is not related to diet or exercise. Type 1 develops when the body’s own immune system attacks and destroys the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. It is not something she is going to get better from, unless a cure is found. Every day, Milly has to test her blood sugar levels in excess of six times and give herself at least five injections of insulin. We have to calculate the carbohydrate content of everything she eats and take into account anything that could affect her body's demand for insulin (and that includes the weather, how active she will be in the next couple of hours, how excited she is and so on...) It's a constant balancing act! I feel like my beautiful, intelligent, hardworking daughter is 'broken' and I want to help 'fix' her. That's where J.D.R.F come in. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation exists to fund research into the causes of Type 1 and to find a cure and that's what I want...for Milly and all the other children with Type 1.

We are incredibly grateful for the support we receive from our family and friends and are delighted that you have chosen to support this very worthy charity that it so close to our hearts. 

 

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 - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. So please dig deep and donate now, it really does mean the world to me!

Natalie x