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I'll be running the BUPA Great North Run 2010, along with my brother Adam and cousin Jack, to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation UK - the leading charity that grants wishes for children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses.

We have decided to help Make-A-Wish because of the massive support that gave our family after my twin sister - Ellie -was diagnosed with a brain tumour at 13. Ellie had a 6hr operation on New Years' Eve 2001 to remove a tumour from the right hand side of her brain - a grade 4 Glioblastoma, a severely aggressive form of cancer.

There was no direct cure for her cancer - chemotherapy was not an option and radiotherapy only slowed the growth for a few months. During what was, to say the least, a difficult year for our family Ellie proved to have strength that was beyond belief.

During this time, Ellie was granted her wish of swimming with dolphins. Make A Wish helped get the whole family away and enjoy a really special moment which Ellie loved.

Ellie died peacefully on Monday, November 11th 2002 aged just 14.

There are around 20,000 children and young people living in the UK with a life-threatening illness, and in 2010 around 1,000 children will turn to Make A Wish to have their wishes granted. Make A Wish aim to raise £5m this year to achieve this goal. And this is where we need your help...!

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