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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Welcome to my JustGiving page. I DID IT! I completed the<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON! 2011</span> !!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!! </span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">I would like to say a big thankyou to all the people who have supported me over the last 6 months of training and fund raising. x</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>It was absolutely FANTASTIC!!! although very hot on the day and a VERY LONG WAY!!! I ran every mile........</strong><strong>I have blisters and aching legs to prove it.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>I passed a brilliant poster at about 15 miles, that kept me going</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>"Pain is temporary.............but </strong></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Glory is forever!"</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #800080;">So please..... if you're reading this, I would still be so grateful if you would support this charity and donate to my page. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;">Remember!.No matter how large or small it's the giving that counts. Think of my pain and donate </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;">Thank you !! </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;">Jill X</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #800080;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #800080;"> My chosen Charity -</span>The West Midlands Lupus Group.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">About Lupus</span> -- An <span style="color: #ff0000;">INCURABLE</span> illness of the immune system, that not a lot of us have ever heard about, an awful illness that causes severe pain as the bodys defence mechanism begins to attack itself </span><span style="color: #000000;">through an excess of antibodies in the blood stream, causing inflammation and damage in the joints, muscles and other organs. <br /><br />Lupus may be triggered by various means and can present in a bewildering number of ways, even to the extent of mimicking other illness such as Rheumatoid Arthritis or even Multiple Sclerosis.</span> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;">I have chosen a just giving page, as it is an easy, safe and secure way for people to donate. It also ensures that Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation made by a UK taxpayer. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;">So please..... if you're reading this, I would be so grateful if you would support this charity and donate to my page. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;">Remember!.No matter how large or small it's the giving that counts.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;">Thank you !! </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;">Jill X</span></p>
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