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Alex Ells - London Marathon 2012

Mairead Smith is raising money for DEBRA
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Virgin London Marathon 2012 · 22 April 2012 ·

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition which, in the worst cases, can be fatal. We fund pioneering research and provide care and support to individuals and families living with EB.

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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="color: #333399;">Thanks for taking the time to visit </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>ALEX ELLS </strong></span><span style="color: #333399;">JustGiving page.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #33339a; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Alex is running the 2012 Marathon for the charity DebRA.</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">DebRA is the national charity working on behalf of people in the UK with the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">People with the more severe types of EB also have an exceptionally high risk of developing skin cancers, shortening their lives by approximately 30-40 years. In its most severe form, the condition is fatal in infancy.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Your donation can really help make a difference</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&pound;1 </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">will provide &lsquo;scratch mitts&rsquo; to prevent a baby born with EB from tearing their own skin</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&pound;5 </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">could buy a pair of silver fibre gloves or socks that promote comfort and can assist in fighting acute skin conditions</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&pound;10 </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">could buy a month&rsquo;s supply of cooling mist spray to reduce the itch and discomfort in warm weather</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&pound;25 </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">could pay for one hour of research to bring us closer to finding an effective treatment for EB</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&pound;100 </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">is the average cost of dressings needed every two days</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Thanks </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Al. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

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£3,420.00
+ £467.50 Gift Aid
Online
£3,420.00
Offline
£0.00

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