If you've read your Accrington Observer over the last couple of weeks you'll know that I'm about to start a sponsored slim on New Year's Day. I'm raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. I aim to lose between 10lbs and 14lbs.
Cystic Fibrosis is an awful illness - it's literally a life sentence from birth. The average age that a sufferer lives to is now around 31. Just think of that, imagine knowing from the day you were able to talk that you would only live to 31! How many people on this site are older than 31 - you wouldn't be here now if you had Cystic Fibrosis.
They are doing tremendous work to find a cure for this illness so if you want to find out more about it look on this site -
http://www.cftrust.org.uk/index.jsp
As for why I'm doing this - a family member has the illness and every second counts for her in the search for a cure.
If you want to sponsor me (even £2 or £3 would be fantastic) you can now do it on line at
http://www.justgiving.com/gayleknight
Another way of helping - if it's your New Year's resolution to lose a few pounds yourself, why not get sponsored for doing it and donate all the money to CF.
Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.