I'm taking on the Aspire Channel Swim 2018, swimming the distance of the Channel over 12 weeks to raise money for Aspire. Every eight hours someone is paralysed by a Spinal Cord Injury and Aspire provides the essential equipment, advice, housing and grants that spinal cord injured people need to live their lives independently. This is a big challenge, but the more I raise, the more of a difference I'll make, so please be generous!  A boy at my kids' school had a motor bike when he was 17 and before long needed a spinal injuries' unit.  I've never forgotten that (25 years ago now). Am hoping my own spinal problems hold out for the 22 miles.