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A-T (Ataxia Telangiectasia) is a rare, genetic degenerative disease of childhood, which affects multiple systems of the human body. Children are usually confined to a wheelchair by the second decade of life (around the age of 10) and will need assistance with everyday tasks. Children often lose their ability to write, speech becomes slower or slurred and reading becomes problematic due to difficulty in eye movement control. A-T patients are also predisposed to developing cancer (in particular, acute lymphocytic leukemia or lymphoma) and their immune system is weakened. Life span is shortened, usually by respiratory failure or cancer. A-T is life-limiting, with those affected generally living until their twenties. 

There is currently no cure for A-T and no treatments to slow down or stop the progression of this devastating disease. But, with the right research and the right funding, this disease doesn't need to exist. 

With little funding there is currently no real hope for children born with this disease. Please help me raise as much as I can to contribute in any way to find a lasting solution to this terrible disease. 

 No child should ever suffer. 

That is why we (Tim and Tom) have decided to try to take on as much suffering as we can take on by mountain biking across Great Britain.  On the 11th August 2019 we will attempt the 210 miles of challenging off-road riding from the west coast of Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire. Climbing a total of 6,294 meters with just as much technical downhills thrown in for fun and good measure. We plan to do this over 7 days in May 2019, so please support us in this challenge by raising as much as we can for Action for A-T.

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