Why we’re waking
Support our walk for a cure
This year marks a significant milestone for our family. Five years ago, our lives were forever changed when our son, Aydin, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of two.
To commemorate this milestone, as a family we are participating in JDRFs One Walk London, walking 1k for each year Aydin’s had diabetes. This will be no small challenge for Aydin so I hope that you’ll consider donating whatever you can to motivate him.
Type 1 diabetes is a relentless condition that requires constant vigilance and management. For Aydin, this means regular injections and hospital checkups, daily blood sugar monitoring, and the continuous balancing act of managing diet and activity.
As he’s got older he’s noticed that his diabetes makes him different from other children. I’m excited for him to see the support of so many people as we do this walk and see other children and adults just like him.
400,000 people are currently living with type 1 diabetes in the UK, we want to change that.
We're 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!
With your support and your generous donations, we can fund JDRF UK’s important work. Here are just a few examples of what your money can do...
£20 could enable 20 parents to return to work, safe in the knowledge that their child's type 1 diabetes will be carefully managed at school, thanks to JDRF's e-learning modules.
£65 could help a vital research project progress by paying for one hour of research time.
£115 could pay for one person to be screened for type 1 diabetes. Sadly people in the UK still die from un-diagnosed type 1 diabetes complications - this screening could stop this.
Thank you for your support, whatever you donate is really appreciated. Together, we can help JDRF to eradicate type 1 diabetes!
Thank you to our Sponsors
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£100
James
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Dede
Go Team Aydin
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Mark Batista
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£21
Chris & Lynda
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Elisabetta Nebbia
Lots of love from Kaia, Gab and I!❤️
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Munira Ali
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Brenda & Tony
Good luck raising lots of money for a good cause
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Habib Ali
Go team Aydin. Hope you have a fun walk and raise lots of funds and awareness for diabetes research.
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Sharon Williams
Sending love from Ollie, Sharon and John xxx
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Grace
Rooting for you Aydin on this incredible walk!!
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Fatima Habib
Well-done Aydin!!! You are doing a great job 👍
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Angela Taylor
Good luck Aydin, Ayshe and family. Have a great day.
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Erdal Tossoun
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Zayana
All the best
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Djanan Kartal
Good luck team Aydin!
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Rami
Good luck Team Aydin
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Dahir Ali
Go Aydin
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Hilal
Big well done on completing the walk!
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Lishan Teoh
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Francisca Fearon
Good luck team Aydin 😊
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Ibrahim Tekniker
Go Aydin go!
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£11
Coral Datta
Good Luck, Team Aydin! This is a very worthy cause.
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Wailly
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Majorie & Phillip Wright
Well done a very worthy cause.
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Denise
Good luck on your run! You can do it, Aydin!
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Su Hussain
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£10
Katherine Wong
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Linda Coupland
For super hero Aydin
Go team Aydin! Well done!! 💪💪💪