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About Stephanie Marks

Stephanie Jane Marks was born at St. Peter’s Hospital in 1984 and died in June 2002. She was only 17. Stephanie had Type 1 diabetes for six years and sadly died as a result of complications.

Friends and family describe her as vibrant, loving, caring and positive. Above all this, she epitomised optimism; to Stephanie, diabetes was merely a stumbling block that she would easily overcome in pursuit of her dream of becoming a doctor.

The Stephanie Marks Appeal was launched in June 2003 by Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust with the aim of raising awareness of diabetes and providing funding to create a specialist Resource Centre, together with a series of satellite clinics that will be established with the help of GPs who have a special interest in diabetes. The purpose is to provide first-class local accessibility to diabetes treatment, education and research, in a ground breaking ’hub and spoke’ model of care.

     
”It is every parent’s worst nightmare to lose a child – especially suddenly and unexpectedly – but when Dr. Mike Baxter first asked us whether he could try to establish a leading Diabetes Specialist Unit within the Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust by launching an Appeal in our beloved eldest daughter's name with a determination to name the Unit after her, we were overwhelmed but at the same time immensely proud that something potentially so good and positive could possibly come from something so terrible.Sue, Victoria, Charlotte, Andrew and I would like to take the opportunity of thanking those who have already helped and to ask for the help, however great or small, to make the Stephanie Marks Appeal a real success; to bring about a part of her dream and to leave a lasting memorial to her within her chosen profession”.

Chris Marks, Stephanie’s Father


 
Link to Ashford and St Peters website   Thank you for helping the Stephanie Marks Diabetes Appeal reach its financial target of raising £1 million. We couldn't have done it without your help. Construction of the Diabetes Resource Centre is now underway and is scheduled to be completed in the Autumn 2009.

Official fundraising for the Appeal has now stopped but donations are still welcome and needed to support patient education and materials. Please send your cheque payable to "The Stephanie Marks Appeal" to Janet Booker, Cashier, St. Peter's Hospital (telephone 01932 722334).

Thank you for your ongoing support