Katy Henderson

I'm Joining Team Lily at The Great North Run 2022 to help beat Mito

Fundraising for The Lily Foundation
£410
raised of £350 target
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Event: Great North Run 2022, on 11 September 2022
Please support our amazing runners at The Great North Run 2022 and together we will find a cure for Mitochondrial Disease

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Thank you so much to each and everyone one of you for your kind donations! Absolutely blown away! 

As many of you know, my two youngest children, James and Evie sadly suffer from the life limiting Mitochondrial Disease. The last 5 years since their diagnosis has been a huge rollercoaster for our family, but I finally find myself in a place as 2022 dawns, to do something hugely worthwhile for the Lily Foundation.

For those who know me, I’ve not really got an athletes physique 😂 or fitness, but this is something I have been working on recently, slowly building up my running to conquer those 13.1 miles in Newcastle in September. This is the biggest challenge ever for me, but I’m doing it wholeheartedly with all three of my babies in mind. To make them proud and to raise much needed funds for the Lily Foundation, in the hope to find a cure for this dreadful, life limiting disease. 

Please support me in anyway you can, if you can share then brilliant. I will be updating here as I get more miles under my belt. Thank you for reading ❤️

Did you know every day in the UK a baby is born who will develop mitochondrial disease? I'm taking part in The Great North Run as part of Team Lily will be running for every one of them and the 10 million people in the UK who suffer from diseases in which mitochondrial dysfunction is believed to be involved. This disease is debilitating, there is no cure and lives are cut far too short. The Lily Foundation's aim is to one day find a cure for mito. As the UK's leading charity dedicated to fighting mitochondrial disease, their mission is to support people whose lives are affected by the condition, raise awareness and fund research into its prevention, diagnosis and treatment. So please donate of you can and help me to give hope. Thank You

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Please support our amazing runners at The Great North Run 2022 and together we will find a cure for Mitochondrial Disease

About the charity

The Lily Foundation

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The Lily Foundation funds research into Mitochondrial Disease and other metabolic disorders. It also raises important awareness and supports those families who are affected with metabolic disorders.

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