My father has a rare muscle-wasting condition - in the past he was diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis, but was recently told that it was progressing in a way that was more characteristic of Motor Neurone Disease. The reality is these conditions are so rare that he can only receive a best-fit diagnosis: his particular condition is not yet recognisable, treatable or curable.

It's time to do something positive, so I've decided to walk the Thames path, from source to mouth - approximately 184 miles. If you sponsor me, all your donations will go to Muscular Dystrophy UK and fund vital research to further understanding and develop treatments for individuals with muscle-wasting conditions.

At the start of 2020, my mother and I began the Thames Walk. We only completed the first leg before COVID came along, but now we’re well on our way again!

I would love to invite you to join me, for part or all of my walk. You can find all the stages of the walk and when I intend to walk them here in the post below.

Update - November 2022

My father sadly passed away on 28th October 2022. My mother and I are taking some time off from the walk and then planning on resuming and completing in his memory in 2023.

If you would like to join these final walks, please email me: lucymaryanderson@gmail.com