Support Group for people affected by Pituitary Diseases

Hi, my name is Sara and I was diagnosed with pituitary diseases ‘Cushing’s’ and ‘AVP-D’ (Cranial diabetes Insipidus) in 2022. I am raising money to run a support group in Nottingham for people affected by pituitary diseases. The Pituitary Foundation have helped me set one up and I have been running it since November. So far, I’ve held 3 meetings and the group is growing. It isn’t expensive to run but there are costs and I’ve been doing a bit of babysitting to try to cover this but it’s not quite enough. So, I’ve decided to try to inspire people to donate a little towards it instead.

To do this I’ll be attempting to complete a marathon on Saturday night. At the stroke of midnight on Saturday 20th April I will set off to complete 26.2 miles in the Virtual London Marathon with the aim to complete it before the real London Marathon mass runners get to the start line.

As a volunteer and an ambassador for The Pituitary Foundation I can tell you with all certainty that the work this charity does is life changing. I’ve experienced this first hand since my diagnosis. Should I raise funds over what is needed to run this group then the money will be kept to run further sessions or donated directly to the charity to set up other support groups.

Shocking fact to highlight how important this support group is. A recent study showed that a huge 50% of people with Cushing’s Disease contemplated suicide. Pituitary disease are cruel and support groups are desperately needed. Help me to make a difference if you can. Anything at all you can spare will help.