Kilimanjaro 2015
Fundraising campaign by
Sandra040787 Day
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£1,071.00raised of £1,000.00 goal goal
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Campaign Story
FACTS
Kilimanjaro is located in the Northern part of Tanzania and is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free standing mountain in the world. The summit stands at 5,895m (19,341 feet). The 6 day Machame route is a tough trek which takes place over 6 days and 5 nights.
WHY AM I DOING THIS?
When I was at school I wrote a bucket list, on that bucket list was 'climb a mountain'. If you had known me at school you would have laughed. I was not one for physical exercise in any shape or form, I hid in the toilets on more than one occasion. So when I stumbled upon that piece of paper I sat down and ticked off the things I had achieved and looked at the things still to achieve and whether I still wanted to do them.
My grandad Donald Day was one of the most important and influential people in my life. The most happiest of memories are ones where I would spend my weekends at his home watching opera on TV that I needed the subtitles for, cycling to town on my bike to buy fish and chips that I would balance precariously on my handlebars and running the length of the road (it was a long road) every time the ice-cream van would sound and walking back with 5 or 6 ice creams despite their being a freezer full of lollies in the freezer. My granddad had Parkinsons Disease which progressed a lot towards the end of his life.
Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition. People with Parkinson's don't have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died. Without dopamine people can find that their movements become slower so it takes longer to do things. There's currently no cure for Parkinson's and we don't yet know why people get the condition. Parkinson's doesn't directly cause people to die, but symptoms do get worse over time. One person in every 500 has Parkinson's. That's about 127,000 people in the UK. Most people who get Parkinson's are aged 50 or over but younger people can get it too. The main symptoms of Parkinson's are tremor, rigidity and slowness of movement. As well as affecting movement, people with Parkinson's can find that other issues, such as tiredness, pain, depression and constipation, can have an impact on their day-to-day lives.
I will be climbing Kilimanjaro in memory of my grandad and in support of the Parkinson Charity. The charity funds research into finding better treatments and ways to improve the quality of life for people with Parkinson's.
Throughout my training I will keep you updated with photos and videos. I hope that you will all support and encourage me in my journey and be a part of something pretty epic for me
S xx
Organizer
- Sandra040787 Day
- Campaign Owner
- UK
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jan 30, 2016
Well done you!!! Sorry the donation is so late! Xx
- Grace
- Donated on Jan 25, 2016
Well done hun love from me and mason
26 days and counting!!
Update posted by Sandra040787 Day at 03:49 pmLess than a month!!! Time to slightly panic!!! Although I'm pretty much ready to rock and roll. I've purchased lots of rehydration tablets, energy sweets etc, I've got all of my medication sorted (no malaria or yellow fever for me thank you very much) and my visa and passport are. . . . .
46 days and counting!!
Update posted by Sandra040787 Day at 02:34 pmWow! How time flies when your not expecting it!! I can't believe it's so close!!! I have everything I need to rock and roll now - The passport and visa have arrived and all that remains is for me to pull my hair out and rock back and forth whilst. . . . .
2 and a half months to go!!
Update posted by Sandra040787 Day at 01:17 pmWith only 2 and a half months to go it is fair to say that my nerves are shot and self doubt is creeping in. Not only have I been watching videos of people walking the mountain but the Barranco Wall looks like a serious CLIMB!!! Something that I've not. . . . .
Backpack gushing!
Update posted by Sandra040787 Day at 10:12 amSo this is the beautiful beast that will be attached to my back throughout!! #32litre#Deuter
Donors & Comments
- Guest
- Donated on Mar 08, 2016
Brilliant Sandra !!!!!!
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jan 30, 2016
Well done you!!! Sorry the donation is so late! Xx
- Grace
- Donated on Jan 25, 2016
Well done hun love from me and mason
- Natalia Vazquez
- Donated on Jan 22, 2016
Well done Sandy, So proud of you xx
- shanelle watts
- Donated on Jan 21, 2016
Well done you achieving your goal!
- Amy Rose Davies
- Donated on Jan 19, 2016
Sorry its so late but i am super proud of you for doing this, it is amazing!! xxx
- Nina Mellor
- Donated on Jan 19, 2016
Sorry I didn't do this sooner! Congrats on completing such an epic challenge:)
- Matt & Emily
- Donated on Jan 09, 2016
WELL DONE!! £17 should get you to your target :) Matt & Emily xx
- Su Berry
- Donated on Jan 03, 2016
Well done. Awesome job.
- Vicki Ravangard
- Donated on Jan 03, 2016
Congrats sandy!! So very proud of you and what you have achieved!! Xx
Brilliant Sandra !!!!!!