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Georgina Howard

One Walk London 2025

Help Georgina raise £250!

We're stronger together

I’m taking part in One Walk London to help raise money to fund life-changing research and make a difference to the lives of people affected by type 1!

Breakthrough T1D funds world-class research, supports the T1D community and campaigns for broader NHS provision of treatments and technologies. Their collaborations with the best researchers in the world have led to new developments in diabetes technology and treatment.

This is where you come in. With your support and your generous donations, we can fund Breakthrough T1D’s important work.

Just £20 could help towards the next big T1D breakthrough. 

Whatever you can donate, it is really appreciated - Thank you!

Your support to my challenge has helped me provide:

229

minutes of Breakthrough T1D research bringing us closer to a cure for T1D.

OR

114

printed copies of Breakthrough T1D's Straight to the Point guide. It covers vital information for anyone living with T1D to help manage the condition.

OR

9

children to have an initial screening test to help to detect T1D in its earliest stages to prevent un-diagnosed complications.

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£250

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Poppys Story

Wednesday 19th Mar
On the 14th September 2022 Poppy was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a normal day, off to school and work.. upon collection, Poppy wasn't herself at all, she was burning up, seemed very dazed and couldnt walk. 

I picked her up and rushed her to my mum's where she was sick, I then believed that Poppy had a sickness bug, gave her Calpol, some water and took her home. She had been complaining of stomach ache and I had been InTouch with drs previously and was waiting for a phone call back as I believed she may have had a water infection, we had a really hot summer that year so the thirsty symptoms went over my head. After a call back from the Dr - they advised I kept her hydrated and wouldn't be able to see her until the Friday. 

After the phonecall I sat with Poppy as she lay sleeping on the sofa, her breathing was rapid, everything felt wrong. So I opted to not wait and took her straight to a&e. This is where she went down hill and fast. 

We was seen by a triage nurse that even with the machine flashing red, fast heart rate, low BP, low oxygen.. she was happy to send us over to the on call Dr for grabadoc. I refused to leave as I knew something was wrong, on our way back to the waiting area Poppy was sick again, this time it looked like mould, they call this coffee ground sick - she was actually internal bleeding. I said to the nurse that I was concerned she may be a diabetic as she had been thirsty alot and lost weight. When they finally done the test her sugars were up at 30+, her ketones was 8.4 and she was barely staying awake at this point. Hearing those words for the first time and seeing the room full of drs - feeling so alone was the most overwhelming feeling of my life. I truly thought I was going to lose her. After a scary 24-48hrs Poppy was being treated with life saving medicine and without that medicine I wouldn't have my baby girl. The words that have always stuck with me is if I had waited until Friday it would have probably been to late.. to be told that as a parent is the most devastating thing you could hear! I am so thankful that I didn't wait and that we went when we did. 

Life has been hard, lots of learning, lots of highs and lows literally 😅 but she is here and she is smashing life! Living her best life everyday. ❤️ And I am here holding her hand every step of the way, always and forever ♾️ 

Thank you to my Sponsors

£63.80

Paul Francis

Love mum, dad & carol

£30

Shaun Connolly

What an amazing thing you’re doing! So glad to hear you’re doing well and being charitable. I’m sure you’ll smash it 💥

£25

Daniel Irwin

£21.84

James Denman

You are smashing it Poppy

£20

James Howard

💙

£16.56

Lee G

£12.40

Sophoe Howard

£12.40

Anjelica Duvall

£11.66

Matt Hart

£11.09

Victoria Howard

£5

Billy “donkey” Woods

Good Luck Georgina, you’re an absolute hero. Best luck on your 5K walk.