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Total raised so far

59%

£1,190.00 of £2,000 target +£243.75 Gift Aid See breakdown

Recent donations

11 months ago

Judith & Colin Talbot

£50.00

To Jaco, Bless you for running the London Marathon. Judith & Colin

11 months ago

Anonymous

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

11 months ago

Leigh Coyle

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

So impressed Jaco ! Great achievement and great cause

11 months ago

Joe R.

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Amazing effort Jaco!

11 months ago

Ian

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Well done Jaco

11 months ago

Lili & Ion

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

11 months ago

Richard Bastow

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Have been tracking you on the App Jaco from the comfort of my armchair. Really well done for doing this. Top Man.

11 months ago

Susan Talbot

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good luck

11 months ago

Chloe Milbank

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

In memory of beautiful Dylan x

11 months ago

Glenn & Sharon Hearn

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Good luck Jaco, No need to run a quick single today !!

Jaco London Marathon 2023 for DEBRA

Event date: 23rd April 2023

Jaco Jacobs is raising money for DEBRA


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My story

This isn't really about myself but more the fact that there is a charity that many people haven't heard of and also not aware of the condition that is affecting so many babies, children and adults out there. The one family that this has really affected are a family that I will do whatever I can for, any time of day as they mean a lot to me.

Simon and Karen Talbot had a lovely baby boy which I unfortunately never had the pleasure of meeting but he has touched so many people over the years despite being a very special butterfly angel. Dylan was born he was rushed off to the Special Care Baby Unit and Simon and Karen were told that he had Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) which meant that they couldn't actually hold their baby boy as it could cause his skin to blister. Having know them both for many many years, I know that this was the most difficult thing ever for them! Unfortunately Dylan was diagnosed with the most severed form (Junctional EB) and was only given a few months to live.

There are 4 forms of EB and more details of each of these can be found on the DEBRA website (debra.org.uk/Pages/Category/support-about-eb).
The forms are:
EB Simplex (EBS)
Dystrophic EB (DEB)
Junctional EB (JEB)
Kindler (KEB)

DEBRA was there through everything for Simon and Karen and they will continue to be there for anyone out there that has to go through what they have had to go through. Every charity needs funds to help support the families out there to make as many memories as possible for the babies that do not make it to being a toddler.

So please can you help in any way you possibly can to continue to raise money for DEBRA to help the families going through the process and also to help with research in trying to find a cure for EB. We are all here because someone has helped get us to where we are today so a little but of help from you all to this awesome charity would mean the world to another family.

I'm therefore going to take part in the 2023 London Marathon to raise money and raise awareness.


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My updates

11 months ago

London Marathon 2023

45.5km distance
8:12:33 time
10:49min/km speed

1 year ago

Evening Walk

1753m distance
0:22:53 time
13:01min/km speed

Jaco Jacobs is fundraising for

DEBRA

Charity number: 1084958

Jaco Jacobs is fundraising as part of

A Life Free of Pain

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