<div>If you take the time to read this, thank you.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I'm not Ellen, my names Kelly but I am a friend of Ellen’s and I'm doing this for her because I care deeply about an amazingly positive, and warm young person who deserves a chance to get her quality of life back.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Ellen is just 29 years old. Before illness changed everything, she was a healthy, active footballer with a bright future ahead of her. Following an ACL injury in 2022, which for an athlete js the worst possible news, Ellen only expected she’d have a tough 9-12 month recovery - 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>However, she has since developed Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), an ultra-rare neurological autoimmune disease that affects around one in a million people.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>SPS causes relentless muscle stiffness, excruciating pain and severe muscle spasms that can break bones, this disease is progressive, it can leave sufferers unable to walk,  simple life things such as noises, movement or sneezing can trigger painful spasms and rigidity which leaves sufferers unable to work or live independently. There is no cure, and because the condition is so rare, specialist treatment is extremely limited. 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In just a few years, Ellen has not just lost her career, her independence, her ability to play the sport she loved and much of the life most 29 year olds take for granted. But this disease is taking away her future. 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Yet through everything, she continues to fight with positivity and kindness. 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Now, for the first time, there is hope.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Ellen has been offered the opportunity to see a specialist in the United States with experience treating complex neuro-immune conditions like hers. While no one can promise a cure, this specialist can carry out an in-depth assessment and provide a personalised treatment and rehabilitation plan that is simply not available to her in the UK. It is an opportunity to improve her function, reduce her symptoms and help her reclaim some of the life this disease has already taken away.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The only barrier is the cost.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Travelling safely with Stiff Person Syndrome, specialist medical care, accommodation and several weeks of treatment are far beyond what Ellen can afford alone.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>That's why I'm asking for your help.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Every donation, no matter the amount, will go directly towards giving Ellen access to this potentially quality of life-changing care. If you're unable to donate, sharing her story could help it reach someone who can.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Ellen has shown extraordinary courage and determination in the face of an unimaginably cruel disease. Most of us struggle to deal with simple pains for more than a couple days, imagine years with one of the cruelest conditions known. 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>She deserves the chance to explore every possible opportunity for a better future.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Thank you for reading, for sharing, for donating if you can, and for giving Ellen something she refuses to lose: hope. 
</div>

Anonymous

Caroline Bisson

Lesley Cassell

Lorna Talbot

Tracey Taylor

Jessica Crookd

Georgia Bird

Kelly Chmilar

Kathryn Budd

Miss C C Oatley

malcolm Williams

Charlotte Welch

Cleo Oldham

Sharon Williams

Molly Ford

Helen Wylie

Laura Swift

Natalie Suzanne Taylor

Footballers Battle Against Rare Brain Disease

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

Native 11.4.0 and higher

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Footballers Battle Against Rare Brain Disease

Still £2,496 to go. Help us build momentum.