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Laurette Gorman

Hope Half Hour 2023

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£290 + £47.65 GiftAid

My Goal

£200

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I’m doing the Hope Half Hour this January.

Every minute, someone in the UK is diagnosed with lung disease. Asthma + Lung UK is the only UK charity that fights for everyone’s right to breathe. The Asthma + Lung UK helpline gives on average half an hour of support to everyone who contacts them.

I’m doing the Hope Half Hour, walking half an hour every day in January, to make a difference. Every pound I'm able to raise will take us a step closer to a world where everyone has healthy lungs.

Just £22 allows one of Asthma + Lung UK's nurses to answer a call on the Helpline, offering potentially lifesaving advice. I'd be very grateful for any donations you could make!

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My Activity Tracking

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My Achievements

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First Donation

Raised £50

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Raised £200!

Challenge Complete

My Updates

One year ago

Monday 16th Jan
A Strava memory from 16 January 2022. By April I couldn’t walk 1km without struggling to breathe. I’m getting fitter, and determined to run it again, but it just may take some time to adapt to my ‘new normal’. You never know when you or a loved one may experience a life-changing diagnosis. I’m so grateful for the support and information I was able to access.

Introduction

Sunday 1st Jan
In April 2022 I came down with a very bad chest infection - the eventual CT scan showed that I have emphysema. I’m incredibly lucky that it’s been caught at an early stage, and although it was a huge shock, it made sense of a lot of things which I’d normalised, notably my Google searches for “how to breathe properly when running”, from when I started the C25k the previous year, and knew something wasn’t quite right. 

The Asthma + Lung UK site is an invaluable source of information, and I relied heavily on it, especially in the first weeks after diagnosis, which is why I’m doing this challenge, and I appreciate any support you can give!  I’ll aim to alternate running and walking every day in January - fingers crossed 😀.

Thank you to my Sponsors

£63

Conor

🦅🦅🦅🦅

£40

Elaine Scilley

Well done. Very proud of you x

£23.10

Adele

£23.10

Ultan Mcdonnell

£23.10

Felix Mchenry

£23.10

Ron Kelly

Sorry to hear you’ve been unwell Laurette. Good for you for doing to this challenge and I hope you continue to get the support and help with it all.

£23.10

D

Keep on truckin L!

£21

Lucy Brown

£15

Anonymous

More power to you Laurette and Happy New Year!

£14.70

Laurette Gorman

£10.50

Emer Dixon

Fuck a duck Laurette, so sorry to hear this. Good on you for making a difference xxx

£10

Julie Cleland

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