Good luck to Janette who will be running next month's London Marathon to raise awareness of her son's learning disability.
Janette Gray is fundraising for Mencap which has helped her son James who has Angelman syndromeA mother is running the London Marathon to raise awareness of her son's genetic condition.
James Gray, 25, has Angelman syndrome which the NHS describes as a genetic condition affecting the nervous system. It causes severe physical and learning disabilities and his mother Janette Gray said James sometimes faced discrimination as a consequence of it. She said she hoped to help address the negativity by raising greater awareness of the condition and fundraising.
"I know that he is valued as an individual, but I have had some very upsetting comments directed to me in the presence of my son," she said.She said: "I want to give back, I want Mencap to be there for other people.James was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome at 18 months old."Then we had the slow realisation that something was not right.""Like most parents, you become aware you cannot do this forever," Mrs Gray said.
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