CMS Ltd is proud to be sponsoring Andrew Douglas-Smith who is aiming to raise £1200 through a charity cycle ride.
Andrew Douglas-Smith has today (Monday 23 June) set out on a gruelling three day bicycle ride from his family home in Suffolk to Evesham, Worcestershire: location of the Behçet's Syndrome Society office. On completing the return journey Andrew will have covered some 350 miles in the hope of raising funds for Behçet's Syndrome.
Behçet's (pronounced Betjets) is a complex, rare and life-long inflammatory disease caused by disturbances in the body's immune system. The effects can be very debilitating and can seriously affect a sufferer's quality of life. There is no cure and currently no licensed drugs. The Behçet's Syndrome Society funds research, runs a helpline and offers financial support for those patients who may need it.
Andrew's mother has lived with Behçet's for the past fourteen years and has recently been taking part in a drugs trial for Alpha Interferon. After tests in Germany and the USA, this drug has been shown to not only lesson the inflammations caused by the disease, but also to reverse the disease process.
Alpha Interferon is costly: a 26-week course has a price tag of £1200. The Behçet's Society has provided funding for 70 patients to take part in the trial. However if the trial is to reap successful results then many more people need to be involved in the testing process, hence the reason for Andrew's fundraising efforts.
To read Andrew's full account of how Behçet's has affected his family, you can visit his page on the Behçet's Society UK website:
http://www.behcets.org.uk/fundraising/AndrewDouglas-Smithcycleride.htm
If you would like to make a donation then you can do so safely online: http://www.justgiving.com/bike_for_behcets
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