Hi,
I am Alan Salama and I’ll once again be taking part in THE BRITISH 10K LONDON RUN on Sunday July 10th 2016.  

I was meant to run for RFKPA two years ago but whilst playing football in Brazil during the World Cup I fractured a collar bone and missed out. I hasten to add that I was not playing professionally, not yet anyway. This year I am returning a couple of years older and slower. My challenge to run in fewer minutes than my age, which is becoming increasingly challenging. If you can support the RFH Kidney Patients Association by sponsoring me you will be supporting a network that provides huge help to many patients unlucky enough to be affected by kidney disease. 

For those who like a bet or odds consider a sponsorship of £2-3 for every minute under my age that I finish. I turned 51 on June 16th! Many thanks.

Please take a moment to sponsor me. It's really easy - you can donate online by credit or debit card. 

And you can donate by Text to 70070. Text RFKP50 and the amount you want to donate for instance £10 or £25 or £50.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Please join me in supporting Royal Free Hospital
Kidney Patients Association and a fabulous cause. RFHKPA is a registered charity no.277711.  

Thanks and best wishes,

ALAN SALAMA & THE RFHKPA 

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Our kidneys are vital and sophisticated organs. They filter and clean 200 litres of blood per day. They remove wasters and excess water from our blood in the form of urine. They help balance the levels of chemical substances in our bodies such as sodium, phosphorus and potassium. They also produce important hormones that stimulate bone marrow to make red blood cells; regulate our blood pressure; help keep our bones strong.

High blood pressure and diabetes are the main causes of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). 500 million individuals worldwide are affected. If CKD worsens it can lead to kidney failure. In order to survive, people with severe kidney failure must either receive a transplanted kidney or be kept alive with dialysis, usually by a machine which cleans their blood about three times a week, each session lasting 4-5 hours.

A greater risk than kidney failure is that people with CKD may develop cardiovascular diseases. People with CKD are 10 times more likely than healthy people, to die of heart attacks and strokes. One out of 10 adults in the world has some form of kidney damage