Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I'd be incredibly grateful for whatever you could give to help me to achieve my goal of £2,000 for the MS Society.

Quite possibly my biggest ever challenge. On Sunday 23 April 2023 I will run 26.2 miles at the TCS London Marathon to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. This is a delay from the original plan which was to run in October 2022. 

Last year an amazing colleague of mine was diagnosed with MS in her thirties. It is really tough news to receive but I have been blown away by her positive attitude, and wanted to do something that the team could focus on and to help raise awareness of MS. 

What is Multiple Sclerosis?

It is a neurological condition that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord, also known as the central nervous system or CNS. 'Sclerosis' means scarring or hardening of tiny patches of tissue. 'Multiple' is added because this happens at more than one place in the brain and/or spinal cord.

MS is a disease affecting the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord).

More than 130,000 people in the UK have MS.

MS is the most common condition of the central nervous system affecting young adults.

MS is a life long condition but it is not a terminal illness.

It is not infectious or contagious so it can’t be passed on through meeting someone with MS.

Everyone's MS is different so no two people will have the same range and severity of symptoms, even if they are closely related.

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