Will you help us celebrate Natalie’s 39th Birthday?
Tuesday 27th February would have been Natalie’s 39th Birthday and this year to mark the occasion, and to continue to celebrate Natalie, we are aiming to raise £3900 to fund ground breaking research into life saving treatment after Brain Haemorrhage.
Will you help us reach our goal and celebrate Natalie’s birthday with us?
Last year, to celebrate Natalie’s birthday, you helped us raise an incredible £1735, so this year, let’s double that.
So, in celebration of Natalie’s 39th Birthday, we are aiming to raise £3,900. Will you help us reach our goal by donating just £3.90 or £39 or any amount you would like?
Maybe you would have usually bought her a gift or perhaps a little drink on her birthday…? (She loved a good G&T.)
Every single £ makes a phenomenal difference and not only helps us to continue to keep Natalie’s memory alive but also to save more lives after a brain haemorrhage by funding the incredible research at The University of Manchester and at the Geoffrey Jefferson Centre to find new treatments after someone has a brain haemorrhage and ultimately save lives!
We cannot thank you enough for your support and for helping us to continue to celebrate Natalie’s Birthday.
Who was Natalie?
Beautiful, giving, kind, funny, adventurous, she loved a party. As a very creative person, Natalie studied Textile Design Management at The University of Manchester, (which is why we set up a partnership with them) before going on to work as a merchandiser in London at Karen Millen.
As the middle child, her brother Sebastian the eldest and her sister Fiona (NKMT director) the youngest, Natalie was at the centre of family life; and family meant everything to her.
She loved sport, travelling, friends, having fun. And like most 26 year olds, Natalie was in the prime of her life, with so much ahead of her.
What happened to Natalie?
On 2nd December 2011, Natalie was in the audience at Greg James’ ‘Feet up Friday’ on Radio 1 when she suffered a terrible headache (also known as a Thunderclap Headache - to read more about the signs and symptoms of Brain Haemorrhages here). She had a brain aneurysm which has burst and after 5 days in Intensive Care in the National Hospital for Neurology in London she passed away.
Natalie was 26, she was healthy, she didn’t smoke, she showed no sign of having any health problems, proving they Brain Haemorrhages can happen out of no where, to anyone.
And whilst they are less common than other types of stroke, they are the most lethal and debilitating; about one-third of patients don't survive the first month after their bleed, and three-quarters of those who do face life-altering disabilities.
And therefore this is exactly why the work that we do and the research at The Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre at The University of Manchester is so critical; we desperately need better treatment to reduce the risk of mortality and the severity of disability.
Ultimately our mission is to stop other people’s experiencing the same fate Natalie did and other families being ripped apart from Brain Haemorrhage.
Will you be apart of our mission with us?
Will you help us to fund this research and help us create a future where Brain Haemorrhages don’t destroy lives the way they do currently?
Celebrate Natalie with us, help us reach our goal by donating just £3.90 or £39 or any amount you would like and together let’s take steps to reducing the devastating impact Brain Haemorrhages has on people’s lives.
Have you lost someone to a brain haemorrhage? Check this article for 5 things to help you deal with the death of a loved one after a brain haemorrhage
Would you be happy to also share your story to support others? Email the NKMT team now and we will send you more information about how you can share your story.