Heather's 405 Mile Walk

Heather's virtual 405 mile walk in celebration of her 30th Liverversary

Fundraising for Lanarkshire Health Board Endowment Funds
£1,435
raised of £1,500 target
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A Celebration of Life , 24 June 2021
We Invest donations to improve patients' health in Lanarkshire

Story

When I became seriously ill at the age of only 21, thirty years ago, with a rare genetic liver disease called Wilsons, Dr Richard Crofton and Kings College Hospital saved my life together with my angel donor and her family selflessly agreeing to organ donation. I was flown by air ambulance from Law Hospital in Carluke, Scotland to Kings College Hospital in London - 405 miles from home - where I received my life saving liver transplant within days of diagnosis.

To commemorate and celebrate my 30th Liverversary I, together with help from family and friends, would like to raise funds for 2 charities both very meaningful to me. The first is in memory of the wonderful man who diagnosed my condition, Dr Richard W Crofton, he saved my life! He was not only my Dr but my friend and confidante when navigating life after illness and transplantation. Sadly, he is no longer with us today and is greatly missed. Therefore, I would like to raise money for the Endoscopy Suite in Wishaw General Hospital in his memory and where I am still a frequent visitor.  

Please help me show my gratitude and help me give a little back (no matter how small a donation) to two very important charities so that they can continue to provide life saving care to others and fund just a little more research into liver disease, organ donation and transplantation....because without them I wouldn't be here today. 

Thank you so much

Heather

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About the charity

With your help NHS Lanarkshire Endowment Funds aims to: improve physical/mental health; prevent, diagnose and treat illness; provide services/facilities in connection to these; and research matters relating to the causes, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness; for the people of Lanarkshire

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,434.74
+ £71.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,434.74
Offline donations
£0.00

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