Eleanor Hermon-Taylor
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At Home for Crohn's is a fundraising drive created to help with the Kings College Crohn's MAP Vaccine.
My husband John has spent his entire working life (as well as his ‘retirement’ thus far) researching Crohn’s disease. Like all charities, covid has hit them hard financially. I don’t want to see his life’s work fall in the final furlong.
So on 28th Nov, I will be doing an Alfred Hitchcock movie marathon in support of his work. I was 14 years old when Psycho was released in 1960. My parents forbade me to see it as they deemed it ‘too violent and scary’. In an act of belated teenage rebellion, I will be watching it for the first time in advance of my upcoming 75th birthday!
(Change of date for completing challenge: I don't want to deprive John of the England v Wales rugby international so I will be doing my marathon on 29th November...only one TV.)
It will be followed by as many Alfred Hitchcock movies as I can watch in 1 day including also Vertigo, Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, and The Birds. There may be time for a few more so please send me your recommendations!
Any donation, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated.
About Crohn's Disease:
Crohn’s disease is a painful inflammatory condition affecting the digestive system. It affects around 4 million people worldwide (over a million in the USA and 250,000 in the UK). The numbers are also increasing, particularly amongst children. Around 80% percent of sufferers will require surgery at some point in their lives as a result of the disease. Even then, the crippling symptoms of stomach pain, bloody stools, fatigue, and extreme weight loss are likely to return. Currently, there is no cure. But there is hope.
About the research:
Researchers at Kings College London have developed a therapeutic vaccine designed to treat and prevent infection with a type of bacteria suspected as being the causative agent in Crohn’s disease. This bacteria is known as MAP. Following the success of safety trials of the vaccine in healthy people, a further trial in those suffering with Crohn’s disease is due to begin. Details of the trial can be found here: http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN36126048 Donations are needed to complete work on a new MAP test that will be a vital part of these final trials.
About 'At Home for Crohn's':
At Home for Crohn's is a fundraising drive created by Sean Young and Charlotte Redrup to help with the Kings College London Crohn's MAP Vaccine.
In these uncertain times, it is difficult to join fundraising events such as fun runs or marathons, so we are doing marathons of a different type: movie marathons. Participants will be choosing at least three films to watch back to back that are connected in some way. For example, they may choose to watch all of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings extended DVDs, or you could watch all of the Star Wars trilogy. It’s up to you!
To set up a JustGiving page for your challenge, please see the instruction available here: http://www.crohnsmapvaccine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/How-to-be-a-Hero.v4.pdf
And don't forget to join this team. Good luck and have fun!
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