A charity very close to our hearts is Sparks, the children's medical research charity whose sole remit is to fund research across the whole spectrum of paediatric medicine. Sparks' pioneering work on infant body and brain cooling was instrumental in saving co-founder Heidi's son, Forrest, when he was born.
Heidi's husband, Duncan, ran the London marathon this year on their behalf:
"I decided to run the London Marathon 2010 to raise money for Sparks. Without Sparks my son Forrest would not be alive today. When Forrest was born he suffered from birth asphyxia and did not breathe for over 30 minutes. Thanks to the wonderful medical team based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and the use of the ‘cooling technique’, (a pioneering treatment funded by Sparks) where Forrest’s body temperature was reduced to 33.5 °C over 3 days to enable his body to recover, he is a very happy, healthy 18 month old little boy.
I have to say that despite not being able to walk properly for a few days, I really enjoyed my run (apart from miles 21 to 23 where I had to consume handfuls of jelly babies to give me the energy to finish). Everyone was incredibly supportive, it felt like a great achievement and was fantastic to be able to contribute and raise money for such a wonderful charity.
Organic Monkey are looking to continue raising funds for this fantastic charity. We have added a donation option to the website, giving all of our customers the opportunity to add £1 to their order for Sparks to help fund more pioneering research and save even more lives.
http://www.sparks.org.uk/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=951
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