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Laura Blomfield

Fitness Tribe fundraiser for Bruces Battle Squad - Duchenne UK

Fundraising for Duchenne UK
£245
raised of £500 target
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Bruce's Battle Squad
Campaign by Duchenne UK (RCN 1147094)
Bruce's Battle Squad is a Family & Friends Fund supporting Duchenne UK

Story

Why have I chosen Duchenne uk for Fitness Tribe to support and rasie money for?

Good question.

I don't know about you but I had never even heard of the charity before.

That was until I met Kate.

Kate has been a Tribe member for over a year now. She is a mum to 3 young boys and one of her boys Bruce has been diagnosed with DMD.

So what is it? DMD is a devastating muscle-wasting disease. It is the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophy. Diagnosed in childhood, it mainly affects boys.

Below is Kats story

In 2021, when our son Bruce was 5, he was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). We'll never forget the moment that we were given the news, when all of our lives changed. To say that we were devastated is a huge understatement it felt as though our world had fallen apart. We had never heard of DMD, and over the following few months we effectively had a crash course in genetic science to try to fully understand Bruces diagnosis and what it would mean for his future.

Bruce was, and still is, a happy, funny, clever, active, stroppy, determined, caring and kind boy and it seemed for a while that Duchenne was going to take all of that away from him. But over the last couple of years we have found that he can absolutely still do all the things that he wants to do, and that we want him to do, but as he gets older and less physically able, those things might look a bit different.

We have set up Bruces Battle Squad with the hope that the funds we raise can help Duchenne UK fund life changing research and treatments that will one day result in a cure for Duchenne.

Thank you for reading our story and for your support.

Kate, Jim, Bruce, Jude and Kit x

Bruce's Battle Squad supports Duchenne UK, a charity that has one clear aim: to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

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About the campaign

Bruce's Battle Squad is a Family & Friends Fund supporting Duchenne UK

About the charity

Duchenne UK

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RCN 1147094
As the leading Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) charity in the UK, we want to find effective treatments for DMD and end its devastating impact. We’re going further than anyone has before, and we’re doing it faster, because this generation of people living with DMD can’t wait.

Donation summary

Total raised
£245.00
+ £61.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£245.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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