Campaign for girl with Batten Disease exceeds fundraising target
Summarised from LancsLive's report · Updated 19 Oct, 15:02 · Archive
A fundraising campaign for a girl with incurable Batten Disease has raised £11,319, exceeding its £10,000 target.
Mabel Gregson, whose parents Chris and Cheryl are both 42, was diagnosed with Batten Disease three years ago after suffering unexpected seizures. The incurable illness affects the nervous system and is life-shortening, with a life expectancy of approximately three years from diagnosis.
To support the family's need for wheelchair-friendly transport, eight people undertook the Tough Mudder challenge, a 15k assault course held at Tatton Park in Cheshire. The group included seven of Cheryl's friends – Gemma Wright, Chloe Sumner, Emma Coppock, Faye Ioannou, Laura Parker, Lauren Slack and Melanie Taylor – and Cheryl herself. Cheryl, a marketing and communications officer, said the friends had come up with the idea as a way of raising funds for a van, and she agreed to join them.
The GoFundMe campaign has now raised £11,319, exceeding the initial £10,000 target. A month before the challenge, the appeal had raised £5,256.
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- Parents' gratitude for support as little girl has a life expectancy of just three yearsMabel was diagnosed with Batten Disease three years agoLancsLive · 19 Oct, 14:42
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