Dear friends,

This is a rare personal message to raise awareness and solicit your support for a cause that is dear to my heart. My wife Sarah was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Since that diagnosis we have been researching about the disease and have benefited from the advice and guidance of generous people who have MS and who were eager to share their experiences with Sarah. 

As some of you may know, running is my passion and my goal has been to run all six Abbott World Marathon Majors (New York, Boston, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo and London). I have completed the New York and Boston marathons and will be running the Berlin and Chicago marathons this Fall. After Sarah’s diagnosis, I thought running the London marathon for the MS-UK charity would make such marathon my most special ever as I want to help not only Sarah, but others with this disease live their fullest lives possible. I was honored that MS-UK welcomed me to their team.

MS-UK is a national charity dedicating to empowering people affected by multiple sclerosis to live happier and healthier lives. They work to improve the understanding of MS and provide support where it is needed most. MS-UK Services include a helpline providing information and emotional support, a national telephone counselling service and a bi-monthly magazine called New Pathways. Everything they do supports people to manage this incurable condition and increase their health and wellbeing.Every donation counts! £50 could pay for a telephone counselling session for someone struggling with their mental health, £200 is the cost of 10 complementary subscriptions to a New Pathways magazine for those who cannot afford it. £2,770 would help support people through our national MS-UK helpline and web chat for a whole week. Any donation you can make, big or small, will help sustain their all-important services.

Thank you all so much!

Cheers,
Moncef