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I have two early memories of my mother. The first is her sitting on the end of her bed in tears as she broke the news to a friend that she had MS. The second is seeing her on the bedroom floor having a fit and not knowing what I could do to help.
Since then her MS has been part of our family life. We have seen her deteriorate from a strong and healthy woman in her 30's to a frail and delicate 58 year old. These days she is mostly bed bound and finds each day a struggle. The nature of her illness means that her body is slowly letting her down, yet her mind remains sharp and she is too stubborn to give up fighting.
From my own perspective, it is difficult to see each time I make the all too infrequent trips home. When she tells me on the phone of the latest 'surprise' her MS has sprung on her, I never really know what to say or do. But I do know that she is very grateful for the support she receives from the MS Society, who provide her with a specialist nurse, wheelchair and other care and equipment. I know also that they have helped to look after her mental health and the wellbeing of my dad, who is her full time carer.
From my own perspective, I realise this all costs money and if I can raise a few pounds to help, then I'm prepared to do my part. Back in 2007 I climbed Kilimanjaro and raised around £500. This time I'm going to do the Prudential RideLondon on 29th July. I am a keen cyclist but I've never cycled 100 miles in a day, so i'll be leaving nothing to chance and training hard. If I can, I'd like to do it in around 5hrs.
So please show your appreciation for all the hard miles I'll be putting in. For the MS Society, as little as £5 would help buy lab equipment to research the illness. £10 would pay for physio equipment to help with movement and £25 could help 5 people who call the helpline for support - all things that I know have helped my mum in the past.
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Since then her MS has been part of our family life. We have seen her deteriorate from a strong and healthy woman in her 30's to a frail and delicate 58 year old. These days she is mostly bed bound and finds each day a struggle. The nature of her illness means that her body is slowly letting her down, yet her mind remains sharp and she is too stubborn to give up fighting.
From my own perspective, it is difficult to see each time I make the all too infrequent trips home. When she tells me on the phone of the latest 'surprise' her MS has sprung on her, I never really know what to say or do. But I do know that she is very grateful for the support she receives from the MS Society, who provide her with a specialist nurse, wheelchair and other care and equipment. I know also that they have helped to look after her mental health and the wellbeing of my dad, who is her full time carer.
From my own perspective, I realise this all costs money and if I can raise a few pounds to help, then I'm prepared to do my part. Back in 2007 I climbed Kilimanjaro and raised around £500. This time I'm going to do the Prudential RideLondon on 29th July. I am a keen cyclist but I've never cycled 100 miles in a day, so i'll be leaving nothing to chance and training hard. If I can, I'd like to do it in around 5hrs.
So please show your appreciation for all the hard miles I'll be putting in. For the MS Society, as little as £5 would help buy lab equipment to research the illness. £10 would pay for physio equipment to help with movement and £25 could help 5 people who call the helpline for support - all things that I know have helped my mum in the past.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.