Well Done Chelsea!

Some of you may have met  Chelsea who is one of our Veterinary Nurses and has worked for Sandhole for a year.
She took on a massive challenge and ran the Virgin 2012 London Marathon on April 22nd in a time of 5 hours and 12 minutes!

This was a personal and important race for Chelsea as she ran for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust . Her nephew Issac suffers from this disease.

They are SO close to finding a cure, all they need is money!

We can testify just how much of a challenge this was for Chelsea because we often found her in a corner with her whole foot immersed in icy water at least 4 or 5 times a day! She found the training physically and mentally very demanding and was plagued by injury throughout, not being able to run at all for the 4 weeks prior to the big day!

We would be delighted if you could support her, even £1 would help. You can either pop into the surgery to donate, or follow the link to Chelsea's just giving site

http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/chelsandben

Enclosed below are some further details about the Cystic Fibrosis Trust

http://www.cftrust.org.uk/

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UKs only national charity dealing with all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis. It funds research to treat the symptoms of CF and to find an effective treatment. It also aims to ensure appropriate healthcare for those with Cystic Fibrosis and provides information, advice and support to people with CF and their families across the UK. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most common, life-threatening diseases in the UK.

It affects over 9,000 people and 1 in 25 of us carries the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis. If two carriers start a family, each child has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick, sticky mucus making it hard to breathe and to digest food. People with Cystic Fibrosis have to endure a rigorous daily treatment regime including physiotherapy to clear the chest, inhaled and injected drugs to thin the mucus and fight infections and dozens of enzyme pills to help digest food. Each week, five babies are born with CF and sadly, each week three young lives are lost.

Only half of those with Cystic Fibrosis are likely to live past their late 30s, but a baby born today can expect to live longer. We seek to continually improve standards of care for people with CF; we commission cutting-edge clinical and scientific research; and provide practical and accurate information to people with CF and their families. None of this would be possible without the support of the CF community and the generosity of the public.

Please go to http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/chelsandben