I'm running the London Marathon for...
Hello! I’m Millie, and I have arthritis.
It’s a sentence I’ve been saying since 2003, when I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at the age of four. I know I’m not the typical poster girl for arthritis, usually it conjures up images of OAPS, not toddlers. In reality, it affects 1 in 1000 children in the UK, which was a surprise to me, given I’ve always liked to think I was one in a million.
Over the last 23 years, I've had a front-row seat to both the realities of living with JIA and the extraordinary progress that's been made in treating it. When I was diagnosed, some of the treatments that have had the greatest impact on my quality of life either didn't exist or weren't widely available at the time. That's a remarkable thing to be able to say within such a (relatively) short period of time.
It's also a reminder that progress isn't inevitable. It happens because people devote their careers to research, because charities fund that work, and because people decide it's worth backing. I'm fundraising in the hope that, twenty years from now, someone diagnosed with JIA will be able to say the same thing about today's treatments.
Thank you for supporting a cause that's incredibly close to my heart, and considerably closer to my joints.
Thank you to my Sponsors
£55.88
Antonia
£55.88
Paula Varela Lores
can’t wait to be waiting for you at the finish line xx go smash it ❤️
£45
Joe Kelsey
£40
Scouty
£35.98
Alice
Big up mill c & ur knee You rock
£30.55
Katherine E.
Mils C you are the biggest weapon there is and I can’t wait to watch this journey (and hopefully slow you down for a few long runs). Love you, make the steaks proud ❤️
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Alex Hutton
go mil ! 🏃♀️🌟🏃♀️🌟🏃♀️
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Jack Rodger
sticks n stones may hurt your bones but the London marathon canni stop ya!
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Eilidh Cook
YESSS Millie 👏 so flipping proud of you ! You got this - LET’S GOOOOOOO 🔥🔥
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Josh
Very inspiring, Millie. Good luck :)
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Anonymous
£22.80
Zoe Chu
Proud of you missus !! LESHGOOO
£20
Lex
Go smash it queen !🤝🦋
£20
Ini Xx
Proud of u!! (but still think this is insane) 🦞❤️
£20
Kate Milne
goooo mils!! catch ye at the finish line for muchos aperols, lob you 🦞🦞🦞😎🍀🍀
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Bridget Sherry
Go Millie go!!! Enjoy every minute!!
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Katie Abbott
Mils C, you absolute legend. You are the strongest and most powerful steak, and you’re gonna make the Marathon your b-word. Can’t wait to watch you power through that finish line ❤️❤️❤️
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Charlotte Brooks
Good Luck, you are going to smash it! x
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Rowan Devers
Go on Millie can’t wait to see you smash it xxx
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Nicole Jean-louis
Go Millie!! Inspired by you and will be cheering you on.
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Jasmyn Leong
Good luck Millie!
I still remember when you first had your ‘bad knee.’ Even at 3 years old, you were stoic and have continued to be so for the last 24 years! Good luck, best friend, I am SO proud of you - you ARE one in a million!!