Hospital staff in charity Snowdon climb after 12-year-old is diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

19 June 2019

A team of researchers from the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are to tackle the highest peak in Wales to fundraise for research into Type 1 Diabetes after one of the group’s 12-year-old son was diagnosed with the condition.

Mandy Carnahan, a Research Sister at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will be joined by colleagues Heather Button, a Research Sister at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and Julie Summers Wall, Clinical Trials Administration Support, for to climb Snowdon on Saturday (22 June).

They will be raising money for the charity JDRF, which funds research with the aim of eradicating Type 1 Diabetes for good.

Mandy’s son, George, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes just after his 11^th birthday.

Mandy said: “So many kids deal with this horrible disease in their childhoods and throughout their lives. It’s tough going a lot of the time with unexplained highs, unexpected hypos and many injections and finger-prick tests every day.

“JDRF is looking for a cure and with your help, they might be able to fund the research to find one.”

The team has so far raised more than £300 and donations can be given via their online fundraising page at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mandy-carnahan