By Steve Purcell on April 26, 2006
Britain’s Multiple Sclerosis Society, of which JK Rowling is a patron, received a “significant” donation from the author of the best-selling “Harry Potter” book series.
The money will help fund a new £2.5 million research centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, that will further the charity’s work towards finding a cure for the disease.
Rowling’s mother Anne died from the neurological disease in 1990 aged 45, and around 85,000 people in the UK alone currently have the disabling condition.
Of her donation, Rowling said, “It means a great deal to me to be able to provide support for this much needed research centre. It is an extremely exciting step forward in the on-going battle to try to unlock the mysteries of MS and which will hopefully, one day, lead to a cure.”
Source: Medical News Today
over 4 years ago
j.k is an amazing person and her efforts to help fight ms is amazing as well.
if i could talk to her id tell her to keep it up
over 4 years ago
I absolutely LOVE JK Rowling and the Harry Potter books! She is also such an amazing person!
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