<p><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></p> <div><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am participating again in a Stroke Association charity event (The Thames Bike Ride, 22nd of May 2011) to honour my grandmother's memory and to raise money to help other people who are in her situation. She died two years ago, after being severely affected by 2 stroke attacks, and I really miss her since she raised me when I was a little girl.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial;">So please help me in my efforts to support people affected by stroke and more research into how to prevent this condition. Despite cancer being so prominent these days as a major cause of death, t</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">hree times more women die from stroke than breast cancer and</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sadly, it also affects young people, as&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">10,000 people under the age of 30 will have a stroke each year.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial;">So please dig deep and help decrease these terrifying statistics!&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial;">I appreciate every penny raised here and will put in 110% effort into beating Patrick at the bike race ;o)</span></div> <p>&nbsp;</p>