"Our happy, healthy and much loved daughter
Sharon was a Finance Assistant in Bournemouth
when she died from an epileptic seizure in
March 2007 at the age of 25. Her death was
totally unexpected, and was made so much worse
by the fact that her condition had been undetected.
It is for this reason we have started a
Memorial Fund in Sharon's name. We hope
that at some time in the future, this sudden
and tragic event need not occur if the causes
of epileptic fits can be found and an early
diagnosis made. 600 people a year in the
UK (many of around Sharon's age) die of
SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy).
It will not bring Sharon back nor will it
ease the pain but we would like to do all
we can to help other people not have to
go through the terrible shock of losing
an apparently healthy loved one.
The work of Epilepsy Research UK is focused
on researching into the basic causes and
treatment of epilepsy, with the aim of achieving
a better understanding of the causes, identifying
new means to control the condition, improving
the treatment and quality of life of those
with epilepsy, and perhaps ultimately to
find a cure. This is the only national charity
dedicated to funding epilepsy research.
In the past sixteen years they have spent
over £3.1 million on projects carried
out by research teams throughout the UK.
We would respectfully ask that you join
us in our fundraising by donating just £2
to this very worthy cause. To do so please
go to
our justgiving.co.uk page and donate
just £2 to Epilepsy Research
UK. Then please forward a link to this page
to as many people as you can. By involving
friends and friends of friends in an email
appeal we have called The Kindness of Strangers
we have the potential to raise a lot of
money for this worthy cause. You can keep
in touch and see how we are doing by visiting
the justgiving page at any time.
Although we'll never meet you personally,
we would like to sincerely thank you for
joining in with the spirit of this appeal
and being part of The Kindness of Strangers."
Epilepsy Research UK would like to thank
the Normans for their involvement with us.
Our Memorial Funds play an essential part
in funding the charity's's research. This
year, they are supporting Professor Annette
Dolphin's project looking at changes
in cell structure where seizures start.
