About The Lily Foundation
Baby Lily Merritt was just two months old. She was beautiful but tiny. Nothing, though, could prepare her parents for the doctor's dreadful news. "Your baby is going to die. There is nothing we can do"
Mitochondrial Disease killed her. There is no cure and no known treatment. The Lily Foundation was created in Lily's memory to change that.
Mitochondria are the tiny "powerhouses" within each human cell. They are responsible for converting the energy from food into the energy the body needs.
With diseased mitochondria there is no happy ending. Lily was sent home to die. She fought on for six months with a smile on her face despite the awful pain.
ince The Lily Foundation was launched in 2007, we have given nearly £160,000 to Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital for research into mitochondrial disease, £12,000 to support training of specialist doctors and nurses and over £3,000 to fund family accommodation at the Ronald McDonald house.
We cannot bring Lily back. But we can help other families suffering and we want you in our team to fund a special new gene testing programme and medical training to find a cure.
For more information on The Lily Foundation visit www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk
Lily shone in our lives. We hope she shines in yours.
