Great North Run 2026

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From: Michael Robinson

Donated On: 02 July 2026

£50.00
Go get 'em Stevo. Fit body, fit mind ...

From: Michael Robinson

Donated On: 02 July 2026

£5.00
Well done Stephen and Aimee!! Doing Thomas proud but also everyone else who is experiencing this awful disease xxxxx

From: Fay Ord

Donated On: 25 June 2026

£10.20
+ £2.55 Gift Aid
I'm running the Great North Run 2026! Why I'm running for The AAT What is aplastic anaemia? Aplastic anaemia is a rare and life threatening condition caused by the bone marrow not functioning properly. In people with aplastic anaemia, the bone marrow fails to produce enough of all three types of blood cells – red, white and platelets. Aplastic anaemia treatment is very similar to the treatment someone might have for leukaemia - but because it's so rare, families often don't have access to the same information and support. The Aplastic Anaemia Trust is the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting people affected by aplastic anaemia and funding research into this rare form of bone marrow failure. By donation you'll be.... Providing support The Aplastic Anaemia Trust make sure that no one affected by aplastic anaemia feels alone. They provide informed and caring support, they provide community. They make sure there is always some one on the end of the phone. Having someone to talk to who understands, who you don't have to explain your condition to again and again. Funding Research In December 2024, the news came out that a clinical trial that The AAT is funding is showing promising results with a brand new treatment for AA. In 2025 The AAT be published a paper setting out the current priorities for clinical research in aplastic anaemia. Those priorities will require The AAT to raise more money for research than they've have ever raised before. Read about research and funding priorities here Your donations matter The Aplastic Anaemia Trust recently funded an exciting collaborative study investigating genetic mutations in patients with aplastic anaemia or PNH. The team have made some fascinating discoveries, and will soon be sharing the finding and what they might mean for how we understand this condition. The cost of funding this research was £50,641.63. Every penny of this was raised by people like you donating. Research can improve the way AA is treated, not just for future patients “some day” far off – but right now. In recent years, research has told us how people with AA respond to the Covid vaccine, and demonstrated the benefits of eltrombopag alongside standard immunosuppressants, and now they're trialling brand new treatments! If The AAT don’t fund and enable research into aplastic anaemia – no-one will. That’s why I'm asking you to donate for the future of AA research and support.

From: Connor Bolton

Published: 18 December 2025