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08-31-2010, 08:49 AM
| | |  J.K. Rowling donates £10 million to Edinburgh Multiple Sclerosis centre for research
J.K. Rowling donated £10 million to the Edinburgh Multiple Sclerosis centre, BBC News is reporting. The Harry Potter author said that the "funds were to help attract top researchers to seek a cure for MS."
Rowling's mother, Anne, died from complications of the disease in 1990, soon after she began writing the first book of the Harry Potter series, the Philosopher's Stone.
The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named in dedication to Rowling's late mother, "will aim to place patients at the heart of the research process."
For more information on MS, its symptoms, and causes, read here. UPDATE: J.K. Rowling had more to say on why she chose to donate the money to the centre on behalf of her mother's memory. Quote:
"I have just turned 45, the age at which my mother, Anne, died of complications related to her MS," Rowling said in a statement on Tuesday.
"I know that she would rather have had her name on this clinic than on any statue, flower garden or commemorative plaque, so this donation is on her behalf, too; and in gratitude for everything she gave me in her far-too-short life."
"I cannot think of anything more important, or of more lasting value, than to help the university attract world-class minds in the field on neuroregeneration, to build on its long and illustrious history of medical research and, ultimately, to seek a cure for a very Scottish disease," Rowling said.
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08-31-2010, 05:00 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Jo is so generous! I admire her!
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08-31-2010, 05:35 PM
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| | Billywig
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That's really nice of Jo! MS sounds like a scary disease to have (especially since there's no cure), but they can be one step closer to finding a cure with her donation!  | |
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08-31-2010, 07:51 PM
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Awe, that's really generous of her. She has a good heart  | |
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08-31-2010, 08:40 PM
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| | Horklump
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Thats very generous of her!!
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08-31-2010, 08:58 PM
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| | Puffskein
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She is so nice! Love Jo!♥ | |
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08-31-2010, 09:03 PM
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| | Jarvey
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That was so kind of her. I hope they do find a cure 
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08-31-2010, 09:10 PM
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This is why I really admire her. I love her writing, but I'm even more impressed with and inspired by her generosity. Gotta love her 
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08-31-2010, 09:26 PM
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| | Hinkypunk
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I saw this on MSN and it warmed my heart. Such a touching experience and good cause. She's richer than the Queen; good thing she spends this dough on charity. XD
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08-31-2010, 10:11 PM
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| | Puffskein
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This is a wonderful, touching, and generous thing she's doing. I'm glad she took something so close to her heart and used it to make whatever difference she can. I hope there is a cure soon so others, like Jo, won't have to suffer the pain of having to lose their mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, friends, and those that are close to their hearts before their time is up. Thank you, J.K. Rowling, for caring and being a inspiration to your fans and the world. | |
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08-31-2010, 10:40 PM
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| | Pogrebin
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That is so nice of her! Makes me go all teary! That is such a lovely thing to do! Good on Jo! And for MS! Wow! That's so good!
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09-01-2010, 12:38 AM
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09-01-2010, 04:03 AM
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That's so nice of her. She's amazing.
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09-01-2010, 09:23 AM
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It's so nice of her to donate that huge amount of money. She is really generous! You are awesome Jo!
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09-01-2010, 12:17 PM
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My husband's cousin has MS...wheelchair bound at this point...she is only 41 with a 10 year old child...extremely debilitating disease. JKR is beyond amazing to do this!
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09-01-2010, 02:03 PM
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I wish I could meet this woman someday...in the distant faraway future.
Good on you Jo. | |
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09-01-2010, 06:15 PM
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~ That's very generous of her.
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09-02-2010, 01:36 PM
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| | Mooncalf
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I have had family members and friends with MS. Thank you Jo, you're awesome. You dont see or hear about Stephaine Meyers donating any of her twilight money, do you?
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09-04-2010, 06:49 AM
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| | Jarvey
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wow. that was so nice of her. She is just AWESOME! =)
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09-05-2010, 09:39 PM
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A gracious and inspiring thing to do.
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