Charity
Advance is the home of The Scotson Technique (TST) which has proven itself to be a unique, predictable, deeply restorative rehabilitation therapy for all children and young adults with brain injury. The technique aims to provide a restorative pattern of developmental improvement by addressing core weaknesses within muscular tissues of the respiratory system which affect trunkal structure, metabolism and motor and cognitive function. Advance also offers Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy as a support to TST.
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40 at 40 The Midlife Crisis Challenge
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EVERYONE WHO MAKES A DONATION WILL RECEIVE A FREE DVD OF THE WHOLE YEAR OF CHALLENGES UPON COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER 2012!
Please also visit www.advancecentres.com for details on the excellent charity I am raising for. The picture top left is little Lea Clarke who attends ADVANCE Centre and has benefited from the technique applied.
Lea Clarke is a very special little girl who has touched many people in her 9 years. Born 18th September with her twin, Lea showed no real signs of her difficulties ahead. At 3 month’s old, Lea starting fitting and within 1 month was having 70 plus fits a day. At Addenbrookes hospital they ran all kinds of tests, bloods, MRI’s, EEG’s and still no signs were found for Lea’s decline.
After 3 months, Lea was lost in her body, she could not smile or cry, she could not eat or drink and had to be tube fed, she would fit night and day, she had constant chest and lung infections, her digestive system failed, she was registered blind and spent a good 50% of her life in hospital.
At 2 years old, Lea had a 2nd MRI which showed that her brain had shrunk to half its size, Lea still had 70 plus fits a day and the outlook was not good. Then came our ray of light, we read about a little girl, quite similar to Lea, who had been attending the Advance Centre and was making amazing progress. Naturally, we booked Lea in for a consultation. WOW, within the first week, Lea was eating again, just pureed veg so her digestive system could cope but still…
After the first 3 months, Lea fitting had decreased. Within the first year, Lea was wearing glasses and was diagnosed with short sightedness.
We have been attending Advance now for 5 years, each time the therapy costs over £600.00. This does not include travel and accommodation. Each time we go, Lea is assessed and exercises are made to suit her needs. We are then taught these exercises so that for the next 3 months, we give Lea 2 hours of therapy, 6 days a week. It is a large commitment, but one that we are dedicated to. Lea now only fits at night (and consultants hope with drug control to stop that!!!), she is now seeing the world quite clearly and each time she is checked by orthoptics, her glasses are changed due to her improving vision. She eats very well but still cannot manage lumps. Her digestive system is now and running fine so she enjoys a fab range of homemade meals.
Without Advance, Lea may not have been here as her decline was steady and certain. Doctors, consultants and all in the medical profession had run out of ideas, with no diagnosis, there could be no cure. Lea is still disabled, we are under no illusions that she will jump up and start running around, but what we have always wanted for our strong beautiful daughter is the opportunity to be the best that she can be, to reach the targets that she can and to have a happy life. We are proud of her regardless.
Thank you for wanting to help us, to help Lea in her life.
Jon and Jo Clarke.
The Youtube link on this page highlights the 40 challenges;
| Birmingham to London Cycle Ride (Grand Union Canal) (30/06/2012) |
| Walk the entire length of Hadrians Wall (September 2012) |
| Summer Solstice at Stonehenge (21/06/2012) |
| Colonic Irrigation CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Keep a shaven head for the whole year ONGOING |
| Go to an Opera (July 2012) |
| Fly in a Hot Air Balloon (August 2012) |
| Skinny Dip in a Sea/Lake (July 2012) |
| Visit the A-Z of English Villages (40 each letter) 7 LETTERS COMPLETED (572 VILLAGES) |
| Watch the complete Harry Potter saga in one sitting CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Hold a tarantula (May 2012) |
| Become a member of 40 clubs 18 COMPLETED |
| Get in the Guinness Book of Records (TBA) |
| Ride a horse (May 2012) |
| Jump out of a plane (17/06/2012) |
| Paint a self portrait CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Spend a night in 40 graveyards 12 COMPLETED |
| Catch a fish and eat it that day (September 2012) |
| Snowboard (August 2012) |
| Spend one hour in 40 lifts 36 COMPLETED |
| Have my fortune told (May 2012) |
| Keep a diary for the whole 40th year ONGOING |
| Read all Shakespeare's plays CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Win 40 awards, trophies or prizes 4 COMPLETED |
| Milk a Cow (May 2012) |
| Get another tattoo (June 2012) |
| Complete the London Monopoly pub crawl (04/08/2012) |
| Sit outside through a sunset to sunrise (21/06/2012) |
| Visit 40 Football League Grounds CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Throw a dart at a map of the British Isles 40 times and travel there that day (July 2012) |
| Buy 40 things at an auction 32 COMPLETED |
| Shake hands with 40 people I admire 19 COMPLETED |
| Complete the Marathon CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Get on TV (TBA) |
| Kiss my Mother (July 2012) |
| Get 40 poems/stories published CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Adopt a bearded monkey CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Kiss 40 times under a waterfall CHALLENGE COMPLETED! |
| Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire (04/06/2012) |
Eat a sprout a day ONGOING All challenges will be filmed and updated on the page as I progress. |
Recent donors
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Scott £26.00 (+ £6.50 giftaid) 18.05.12 Good work Matt. |
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Georgia Kearney £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 11.05.12 Best of luck Matt, you are amazing! Keep it up! xx |
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Christine Lewis (T/Gate) £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 09.05.12 Matt Best of luck |
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Steve Toner £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 08.05.12 I would take my hat off to you but you would probably find 40 other thinngs to do with it! Hey, I take it off to you anyway! |
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Joy Harris £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 04.05.12 Good Luck with the rest of it Matt! |
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Simon & Nicky Taylor £12.00 (+ £3.00 giftaid) 02.05.12 Si & Nic Taylor |
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Sian Price £60.00 (+ £15.00 giftaid) 02.05.12 Well done Matt, from Siany xx |
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Becky Mascord £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 02.05.12 |
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Cherie Atkinson £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 02.05.12 Wishing you luck in reaching your target :) |
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Nick Matthews £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 02.05.12 Way to go Mattt - well done. |
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Kate Clark £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 27.04.12 Rich and I think its fantastic what you have done already, and continue to do to raise money.. Well done Matt. |
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Dave Ryan £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 08.04.12 Fantastic effort Matt. Good luck |
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Anonymous £2.00 (+ £0.50 giftaid) 08.04.12 |
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yvonne skinner £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 08.04.12 for sadie and ellen |
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Laura W £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 27.03.12 Keep going Matt we are all behind you! |
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Lizzie Bate £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 26.03.12 Good Luck |
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John Aspinall £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 02.03.12 Good work Matt. Almost half way there now, so keep it up ! |
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Nick Maxwell £10.00 25.02.12 Good luck mate. |
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Wendy Ashley £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 03.02.12 Great cause, good luck |
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Laura Hope £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 05.01.12 How amazing. I hope it all goes well. |
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John Broomfield £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 17.12.11 Keep it up Matt, here's the money I promised from not sending Xmas cards to colleagues this Xmas |
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Nat £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 01.12.11 Time for some more money...keep up the good work x |
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Mary Limond £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.11.11 Good luck with this amazing project! |
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Mark Holliday £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 12.11.11 Best of luck mate - sorry it's taken so long to donate! |
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Jim Cameron £3.00 (+ £0.75 giftaid) 31.10.11 Well done, you crazy maverick! |
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Colin Kelford £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 29.10.11 Good luck Matt |
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Sharne Hardman £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 12.10.11 Your crazy ! Best of luck xx |
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John Broomfield £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 11.10.11 Well done Matt, (I bet your wishing you hadn't thought of the Brussel Sprout challenge lol) |
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Robin Belsom - Director RIG £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 03.10.11 A fantastic set of challenges well deserving of support. I heard about your challenge from colleagues at Ryan Insurance |
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Sally & Nick French £20.00 21.09.11 The very best of luck with all the challenges! |
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Tina and Mike Atkins £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 20.09.11 Happy Birthday Matthew - and good luck! A little birthday prezzie from both of us. We will be following your progress with interest! |
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Anna £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.09.11 Good luck with all the challenges. I look forward to seeing your progress on facebook. |
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Tracey Brown £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 14.09.11 Good Luck for a good cause. |
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Ben Powell £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 14.09.11 Hi Matt. Keep going. Good luck. Ben |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.09.11 |
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Vikee Coleman £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 13.09.11 Good luck Matt - your challenges sound wonderful and rather interesting :-) |
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Bex P £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 11.09.11 Good luck. |
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Ryan Brown £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 08.09.11 Great Cause - Good Luck Fella |
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Sandra Withnall £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 01.09.11 ugh sprouts! |
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Ian Carr £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 31.08.11 Hat off to you Mat! Good luck |
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Kate Halls £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 24.08.11 Best of luck with all your challenges! What a wonderful charity. |
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Colin £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.08.11 Good Luck & well done :-) |
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Adrian Cooper (S-Tech Insurance Services) £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 16.08.11 The very best of luck with your numerous challenges. |
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Peter Bignell £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 10.08.11 A tough challenge, but a great cause to benefit from it! |
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Simon Mitchell £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 10.08.11 Well done Matt - great cause |
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Rob Reeve £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 03.08.11 Crazy man. Enjoy the sprouts! |
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Lucy Frost (S-Tech Insurance) £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 02.08.11 Amazing challenge, great cause. Good luck!! |
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Nina Burkett £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 02.08.11 I can't believe how impressed i am. I'll keep my fingers crossed for all those challenges?!?! Well done, and i'm looking forward to following your progress. |
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Nat Wall £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 02.08.11 Good luck Matt...more to follow x |
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Lorna Macintyre £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 29.07.11 You're mad - but all in a good cause. All the best, Lorna |
Running total
- Target:
- £5,000.00
- Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
- £1,931.92
- Total donors:
- 82
- Biggest donor:
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Anthony Gardiner
£100.00 - Last donor:
- Scott 18.05.12
- Offline fundraising:
- £208.60
