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I completed the London marathon on Sunday 2nd October 2022 for Metabolic Support UK

(My place in this event was deferred from 2020 following the event being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Who are Metabolic Support UK and What do they Do?

Metabolic Support UK offers assistance to families who have children with rare inherited metabolic disorders, such as MCADD.

Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) can be diagnosed while your baby is in hospital. Shortly after birth in the UK, babies have a 'Blood spot test', this is a new-born screening programme designed to detect IMD's. Doctors will collect a small amount of blood from the baby and this will be sent to a laboratory for testing.

 As a new parent, a phone call from the NHS advising of a positive test for any of these rare conditions can be very confusing and cause great stress. Metabolic support UK assist families from this point, to help them understand the condition and how to manage it.

The money raised will contribute to ensuring that families whose children require care from birth receive guidance in how to manage these rare conditions, direct support to with day to day life and mental health support and guidance to prepare parents to act fast In potentially life changing situations.

Metabolic support UK also provide assistance into ongoing research to discover new conditions.

Support Events

I have completed 2 x 10k training events (Worcester 10k in May 2022 & The Cheltenham Running festival 10K in June 2022)

I completed the Worcester City half marathon on 4th September 2022 & have completed hours of additional training runs in order to ramp up-to marathon distance.

This includes a 25K solo run on 11th September 2022

100% of the money donated through this account will be transferred directly to the charity. All training runs and costs are covered by myself.

A donation from you is very much appreciated & received with thanks, on behalf of myself and the charity.

Thank you for your consideration 

Darren Wilding

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