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Sister turns Nightrider in memory of Jemma





Jade Harrison, aged 25, who lives in Penwood, started the London Nightrider race at 11.30pm on Saturday evening and cycled through the night, taking in many of the capital’s main attractions.
She completed the ride in under nine hours. Miss Harrison’s sister, Jemma, who attended Park House School, Newbury, was diagnosed with the chronic lung disease at just nine weeks old – the youngest person to be diagnosed with the disease in the UK at that time.
At the age of 19, she met her partner, Jake. The couple were married in her hospital room just a few weeks before she died, aged 21, on February 24.
Miss Harrison, who completed the 100km race alongside some of Jemma’s close friends, paid tribute to her late sister.
She said: “She was the most amazing daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunty, wife and friend anyone could wish for.
“She touched so many people’s hearts with how brave and inspirational she was. She was always very bubbly and outgoing and even when her condition worsened she never let it get her down.
“She was my best friend as well as my sister and she absolutely adored my three girls. I’m pleased I could do the Nightrider in her memory. It was very tiring, but worth it.”
The challenge followed another fundraising event in May, when Miss Harrison and her friends held a charity reggae night, raising £1,094.97 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
At the time of Jemma’s death, her family told the Newbury Weekly News they hoped that more people would become organ donors after hearing of Jemma’s passing.
Miss Harrison has set up a fundraising page, which will be open for another month – virginmoneygiving.com/jade harrison



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