SUPPORT TIM MORGAN
From Taipei to Tainan
About Me
My name is Tim Morgan. I first came to Taiwan in 2006 to teach children English. After staying for 3 years, I returned to the UK where I taught adults for a short period of time before coming back to Taiwan in 2014 and I've been here pretty much ever since! Taiwan is a beautiful country full of amazing people that are friendly and welcoming, great food that you can get all day and night, incredible scenery full of lush green mountains, clear blue rivers and breathtaking waterfalls.
I am now Senior Director of Studies for Shane English Schools Taiwan which is a position that I really enjoy as it has many new challenges and opportunities to help new teachers by training them and passing on the experience that I have gained from being in the classroom for multiple years.
In November of 2025 I saw a YouTube reel of a young boy called John Hudson. It broke my heart to see what he and other kids just like him have to go through on a daily basis as well as their parents and family.
John has a very rare genetic skin disorder called Epidermolysis Bullosa. This was something that I had never heard of before so I did some research and found out just how terrible it is.
After I saw the reel, I felt compelled to do something to raise money. This crazy thought popped into my mind that during Chinese New Year I could walk/run from Taipei to Tainan which is about 300km. So I began training and have been hitting the tarmac with devotion and an unwillingness to quit ever since.
I would like to raise awareness of this disorder and raise as much money as possible to help find a cure.
Please donate what you can and help support the families and kids with this horrific skin condition.
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a devastating and life-threatening genetic skin disorder that affects children from birth. Individuals with EB lack critical proteins that bind the skin's two layers together, causing the skin to tear apart, blister, and shear off, leading to severe pain, disfigurement, and internal and external wounds that may never heal. The majority battling EB are children, as many don’t live long into adulthood.
Children with EB are often called “Butterfly Children” because their skin is as fragile as the wings of a butterfly. With skin this fragile, everyday activities like eating, sleeping, walking and playing can become monumental tasks. Today, there are no cures for individuals battling EB, however, EB Research Partnership (EBRP) is dedicated to changing that.
Founded in 2010 by a group of dedicated parents, Jill Vedder, and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, EB Research Partnership (EBRP) is the largest nonprofit funding research aimed at finding a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).
Over the last decade, EBRP has made remarkable strides, including raising +$80M for life-saving research, contributing to a 25x growth in EB clinical trials, helping to fund the first-ever FDA approved topical gene therapy and treatment for EB families.
EBRP ensures sustainable funding for future EB research through an innovative Venture Philanthropy Model. Instead of simply making grants, EBRP searches the globe to strengthen and accelerate the most promising research projects. These projects are vetted through EBRP’s world-class Scientific Advisory Board. In exchange for funding, EBRP takes a financial interest in the work of research institutions. When those projects succeed, the returns are reinvested back into other promising EB research initiatives that are also scalable across thousands of other rare diseases.
Every dollar invested at EBRP is multiplied — potentially many times over.