Jack was a beautiful little boy who died of mitochondrial disorder aged 13 months. 

In honour of what should be his 10th birthday, his family and friends are arranging 10 fund raising and awareness activities in his memory.

The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge is one of the 10 activities and I will be undertaking this challenge with 19 other friends of Jack's to raise money for the Lily Foundation in memory of Jack.

Mitochondrial disease, or 'mito', is the term given to a group of medical disorders caused by mutations in mitochondria, the tiny organelles that are present in every cell in our bodies and which generate about 90% of the energy we need to live. Cells cannot function properly without healthy mitochondria, so when they fail the consequences can be serious and wide-ranging.

The Lily Foundation
Jack’s10 hopes to raise awareness of what mitochondrial disorder is, and to raise vital funds to one day find a cure for this often life limiting illness. Any money raised will be donated to The Lily Foundation, the UK’s leading mitochondrial charity which supports families and drives research into diagnosis and hopefully one day a cure.