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JK Rowling donates £10m for a MS clinic in memory of her mother

That's equivalent to $15.3 million US dollars at today's rates.

The author JK Rowling has donated £10m to set up a clinic to research treatments for multiple sclerosis, the degenerative disease that killed her mother at the age of 45, it was announced today.
The Anne Rowling regenerative neurology clinic, which will be based at the University of Edinburgh, will carry out research into a range of degenerative neurological conditions and diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntingdon's and motor neurone disease.

The Harry Potter author has championed research into multiple sclerosis. In 2006, it emerged that she had given a "major" but undisclosed gift to Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland towards setting up the university's centre for multiple sclerosis research.

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If you were a rich author and in a position to do something similar, what would you support?

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Permalink Reply by Kay Elizabeth on September 1, 2010 at 3:42am

As I lost my gran to breast cancer, it would be breast cancer first. After that, I'd support a no-kill animal shelter. They never have enough funding.

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Permalink Reply by scribbler on September 5, 2010 at 6:22am

That's two very worthy causes you chose there, Kay. :) I can't make up my mind what I'd do because so many tug at my heartstrings, especially vulnerable people like the elderly and children. I think I would be spreading the money amongst several organizations that do good work for all like the Red Cross.

Kay Elizabeth said:

As I lost my gran to breast cancer, it would be breast cancer first. After that, I'd support a no-kill animal shelter. They never have enough funding.

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Permalink Reply by Sean Noonan on September 6, 2010 at 10:47pm

Its always good when people give some back again. I would like to meet JK one day for a chat. When (not if) I am in a position to give more back I would support Cancer research. I have had skin cancer and my wife has had breast cancer - we are both fully recovered and this would be a worthy field for us to help.