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I finished in 28 minutes and 15 seconds. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Thanks for your support everyone.

On September 13th I will be taking part in the Great North Swim, the country's largest mass participation swimming event. The event itself involves swimming one mile in Lake Windermere along with over 5,000 other swimmers. As an extra incentive to avoid choking, drowning, getting cramp or generally making a fool of myself I am raising money for Revive MS Support.


Many of you will know that my sister Clare suffers from a progressive form of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Multiple Sclerosis ("MS") is a degenerative neurological disease caused by damage to the protective sheath that surrounds the nerve fibres of the central nervous system. As the central nervous system controls the entire body, this means that almost anything can and does go wrong.


Revive MS Support is a charity dedicated to helping everyone affected by Multiple Sclerosis. Their work covers a wide range of information, support and specialist therapies which are designed to make life better for people affected by MS, no matter what their symptoms might be. This includes:

    • Physiotherapy
    • Aromatherapy
    • Reflexology
    • Acupuncture
    • Oxygen Therapy
    • Speech and Language Therapy.

Clare benefits from physiotherapy on a regular basis.
 
Please sponsor me and help Revive MS Support continue to provide the vital service they have for the last 25 years.

    • £10 provides someone isolated in their home due to MS with a door to door transport service to the Revive MS Support Centre for vital services, support and social interaction.
    • £20 provides 1 person affected by MS with an aromatherapy or reflexology session, which helps to reduce pain levels, increase mobility or reduce spasms and gives an enhanced feeling of well-being.
    • £30 provides 1 person affected by MS with essential expert treatment from an MS specialist physiotherapist or speech therapist.
    • £50 allows a specialist counsellor and MS nurse to support 2 people who have just been diagnosed with MS, helping them come to terms with the shock of diagnosis and having to live with a degenerative life-long condition.

 

As a warm up I'm doing the Great Scottish Swim on Saturday, August 29th at Strathclyde Park. If you're in the area come along and say hello.


Cheers
 
Kerry

Donation by Tony Jacques 05/11/09  

Better late than never!!! Well done! Donation by Kate Ashton 31/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort mate. Looking at the picture were you so quick everyone else was left behind? Donation by Andy Morgan 25/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done Kerry!! Donation by Sheriden Caisley 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Half man half fish! Well done Kerry. Bet you thought I'd forgotton! Donation by Kate Rayner 24/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Kerry. Donation by Ian Gunn 22/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done on completing the swim. Donation by Jason and Bex 21/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Kerry. Donation by Patricia Taylor 19/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope you got to recover with a refreshing chocolate milkshake! All the best AG & SP Donation by Andrew Gray 16/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I was just waiting to see if you did it first before I gave you the money.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Donation by Rod Ferguson 15/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Late as usual! Hope it went well, let us know. Donation by Hilary Bates 14/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

From the Scott family - good luck! Donation by Paul Scott 12/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Here's to Sunday. Thanks everyone. Donation by Kerry Buckley 11/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Kerry! Sure you will do great! xx Donation by Amy Bates 11/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Not much more now to achieve the two grand mark! Re the 1st picture, it reminded me of a particularly scary episode of Doctor Who from about 1974! Donation by Steve Earle 11/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Wll done Kerry, what a star! Donation by Jocelyn Gallen 11/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Karin Couto 11/09/09  

£100.00

The lengths some folk go, to spend a couple of hours from head to toe in rubber! All the best. Nx Donation by Neil Sanderson 10/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good on you Kerry, well done. Donation by Stuart McQuarrie 10/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hi Kerry, the best of luck for the swim and the total, sorry we cant be there. Donation by ronald guthrie 10/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Hi Kerry, Its been a long time. Good luck and best wishes for the weekend Helen and Maya xxxx Donation by Helen Mellor 08/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

WELL DONE GOOD EFFORT. Rx Donation by RUTH BEAVON 08/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Gr8 cause & I hope u 'enjoy' the swim! All the best & I look forward to hearing all about it over a beer when u r next in Scotland. Best of luck Phil Donation by Phil McCombes 07/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Great stuff Kerry, hope it goes well and water not too cold. Love Val + Tony Donation by Val 07/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Great thing youre doing Kerry, Good Luck Donation by Marie Allison 06/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Kerry! Donation by FIONA CARRAGHER 06/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Kerry. Remember to keep your head above water but please don't send me any photos of you in your mankini! Donation by Bernard Silverstone 04/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best of luck, Kerry! You've done the training so we expect a record breaking completion time. A very worthwhile cause! Donation by Daren 04/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

The best of luck, we shall be thinking of you, Bon Courage ! Stuart and Liz. Donation by Stuart and Liz 04/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Kerry, good luck. I hope that you don't turn blue! Donation by CharlIe Wilson 04/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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