AN Upton-based organisation that helps people with blood disorders has provided funding to help important medical research.
Funny Blood was set up by Upton mum Ruby Edwards after her son Noah was diagnosed as one of about 5,000 people in the UK suffering with Platelet Function Disorder – a rare condition meaning even minor bumps and cuts can cause excessive bleeding and bruising.
Using proceeds from a barbecue earlier this year, Funny Blood provided funding for Paul Carter, a third year medical student at Birmingham University, to spend the summer with The Platelet Group analysing data and carrying out potentially crucial research.
Mr Carter said: “Medical research, such as that carried out by the Platelet Group thanks to the generous donations from Funny Blood, are vital for us to continue to understand medical disorders.”
Ms Edwards is currently trying to raise the £5,000 required so she can apply for Funny Blood to become a charitable trust. For more information, go online to funnyblood.co.uk.
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