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Patients in
Mersey and Southport offered support from TV’s Dr Hilary Jones
RESIDENTS in Mersey and
Southport suffering from a life-threatening disease are being
offered the chance to gain expert advice and have their questions
answered from one of the UK’s top GPs, Dr Hilary Jones.
Dr Hilary, who regularly appears
on ITV’s Daybreak and This Morning programmes, will host an online
consultation for sufferers of vasculitis, an incurable disease which
inflames and destroys blood vessels. It affects 1 in 30,000 people
in the UK.
Organised by the Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation, the online
conference will be held on Wednesday, 15 February 2012, at 5pm GMT.
The conference is free to take part in and family and friends of
those affected by the disease are also welcome.
The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation was set up in memory of Lauren
Currie by her parents Grant and Adrienne whose aim is to raise
awareness and funds for medical research into this incurable disease
as well as providing support for those living with the condition.
Lauren sadly died from vasculitis when she was 15, tragically just
48 hours after she was diagnosed. The 3rd in a series of
online consultations organised by the charity, aimed at bringing
support to sufferers of the disease, is also open to local GPs who
wish learn more about early diagnosis of the disease. Grant
Currie, said:- "This is a great opportunity for those affected
by vasculitis to be able to ask questions to our guest speaker, Dr
Hilary Jones. If just one person benefits from this online
conference it will be worthwhile as it could make a huge difference
to these patients’ lives. Sadly, Lauren was diagnosed too late to
benefit from such an event – she lost her fight for life less than
48 hours after her diagnosis; but we hope for sufferers living with
this condition, we can provide a place for advice, support and
guidance. Vasculitis is still a relatively unknown disease and
research into it is still at a very early stage. As such a rare
disease, researchers are dependent on the likes of Lauren’s
foundation to partly fund research in the UK."
For free registration for the
conference should be done
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Southport Kids
are being
Urged to get on their bikes in a national competition
KIDS, parents and teachers
across Southport will be getting on their bikes for the journey to
school this March as part of Sustrans Big Pedal; with top prizes up
for grabs for the schools that involve most people.
The Big Pedal is the UK’s biggest school cycling competition to get
kids active and raise money for the charity Sustrans.
Nearly half of all children want to be able to get to school by bike,
but only 4% do; the 3 week competition will show children and their
parents just how easy it is to get around on 2 wheels.
Peter Foster Sustrans Regional Director for the North West said:-
"Last year’s Big Pedal saw children from more than 800 schools
across the UK making nearly a million journeys by bike.
This year’s race will be see even more families discovering just how
easy it is to do the school run on two wheels.
Children that cycle to school regularly are more active and more
alert and better learners."
The race is funded by Bike Hub, the Association of bike traders.
Phillip Darnton Executive Director of the Bicycle Association
added:- "The future of cycling depends on every generation of
kids learning and wanting to cycle. What better way to get started
than joining in the Big Pedal.
The cycle industry through its Bike Hub levy is delighted to fund
this event for another year. 2012 is a very special year; the Big
Pedal marks the start if the Summer of Cycling; a new campaign
bringing together everyone who cycles and encouraging them to
introduce one new-comer to cycling during the year.
That’s why the Big Pedal is aiming for 1000 schools to sign up and
one million journeys to be made."
To get your school involved in the Big Pedal go to:-
thebigpedal.org.uk.
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