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Thank you for visiting my sponsor page. For those who know me or are kind enough to sponsor me, I am running the London Marathon on Sunday 22nd April 2012 for Kidney Research UK. I have chosen to run for this charity because of my father’s on-going problem with kidney failure.
My father (Trevor Dickenson) was rushed into hospital on 1st May 2005, diagnosed with kidney failure and placed on emergency dialysis straight away; he has since attended hospital for 6 hours a day, 3 times a week for almost the last 7 years. My dad has yet to receive a kidney transplant and due to the seriousness of the illness, my dad is deemed to be too unwell to be on the kidney transplant list at the current time meaning it could be a number of years until (if ever) he receives a transplant. He will continue to attend dialysis 3 times a week for the foreseeable future.
Kidney Research UK was founded in 1961 and is the leading UK charity dedicated to funding research aimed at finding better treatments and ultimately a cure for kidney disease.
Finding new treatments and cures for kidney disease will give people like my dad a greater chance for a normal life and hopefully cut time spent on dialysis and waiting for a kidney transplant.
I ask that you give generously and very much appreciate your support. Once again thank you.
Matt
If you are a UK tax payer, please remember to Gift Aid your contribution so Kidney Research UK can claim 25% extra on top of your donation. This makes a big difference to Kidney Research UK's work.
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