The National Three Peaks Challenge takes in the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in 24 hours.
We are a team of 14 from Burgess Hill runners running club, who fancy pushing ourselves to a new level in order to raise as much money for A.M.E.N.D. as possible while having an amazing time together. The charity we are going to attempt to raise as much money for is A.M.E.N.D. This charity has been chosen because they have and still are helping out the family of a member of the team (Jack Maynard), it affects Jack’s dads side of the family. They have a genetic condition called M.E.N.1 (Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1). M.E.N.1 forms tumours which can either be benign or cancerous. Unfortunately for Jack’s uncle’s his tumours were cancerous and as a result of this he passed away in 2013 at the age of 43. His daughter is under going regularly treatment and check ups. Luckily Jack and his sister don’t have the M.E.N.1 gene.
Fundraising pageWe are here to break the isolation so often felt by those with these rare diseases, and we would be delighted to welcome you into our ‘family’.The aim of our website is to direct you as quickly as possible to our support services and to information you can trust on multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types 1, 2, and 3, medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), familial medullary thyroid cancer (FMTC), adrenal gland tumours (phaeochromocytomas), parathyroid hyperplasia, paragangliomas, familial isolated pituitary adenoma (FIPA) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) disorders.
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