Amanda Nilsson
Amanda's Virgin London Marathon 2015 page
Fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
Story
I have recently become a mother for the first time & my beautiful son has made me realise how precious these little people are and just how crucial it is that we ensure we can give them the best start in life as possible!
I decided to raise money for SPARKS as it is a charity that funds life-saving medical research to the life of babies, children and mums-to-be.
Each year, less than £10 per child in the UK is spent on research into child health. Every day 1 in 30 babies is born in the UK with a condition which may affect them for life. SPARKS raise money to fund pioneering children’s medical research to get this to change.
This charity provides essential funding to help with life changing conditions such as
- Alagille syndrome
- Ataxia-telangiectasia
- Batten disease
- Brain injury during labour
- Cerebral palsy
- Childhood arthritis
- Congenital heart disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Deafness
- Gastroschisis
- Myotubular myopathy
- Neuroblastoma
- Pre-eclampsia
- Sickle cell disease
- Every single penny you donate will be appreciated so so much and I think you agree, it's a very worthy cause!
Please help me on my way to running this mean feat of 26.2 miles in April!!
I am busy training and getting in as many training runs as possible (tricky with an 8 month old but definitely do-able!!) and am entering into my first half marathon in March at Silverstone!!
Thankyou for taking the time to read my page!
If you would like to support me on the most gruelling challenge of my life so far then please help me keep motivated & running and donate to my page for SPARKS!
Thankyou, Thankyou THANKYOU!!!
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