Matthew Brewer

I’m Joining Team Pup to help Toby, my son and The Lily Foundation beat Mito

Fundraising for The Lily Foundation
£104
raised of £250 target
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We’ve set up ‘team Pup’ with an aim to raise £10,000 by May 2025 to mark Pups 10th birthday. Please join us in anyway you can think of to help reach our target.

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Toby (aka Pup) was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease via the 100,000 genomes project. ‘What on earth is mitochondrial disease?’ you may be asking.....

His family had never heard of it and had no idea what to expect. One of the consultants at RMCH told them about the Lily Foundation. Toby's mum reached out to Liz who talked me through how the Lily Foundation helps and supports families living with mito and put me in touch with some other mito families. As a family they have never looked back.

The Lily foundation is so much more than a charity, more than raising awareness and funding research. The Lily Foundation is a family. A family of incredible people that have found themselves in a horrible situation but turn up and support their families and other ‘Lily families’.

This is why I want to raise money. To help fund research and to help support other families like Pup's that are scared about the future.

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About the campaign

We’ve set up ‘team Pup’ with an aim to raise £10,000 by May 2025 to mark Pups 10th birthday. Please join us in anyway you can think of to help reach our target.

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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£103.63
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£103.63
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