Journey begins on the 19th of September

We are a group of six men walking over 200 miles from central London to Dartmoor National Park, We will be walking 10-12 hours a day, every day for 7 days until we make it to Dartmoor.

Our mission is to raise awareness and money for children living with Sickle Cell Disorder.

The funds we raise will go towards organising fun days, activities and adventures for kids living with SCD. As you can imagine for the kids, this allows an escape from some of the daily challenges and struggles they sometimes go through.

The work Sickle Cell Society does is really important for helping the young in providing respite and peer support for the whole family.

I’ve known some brave and strong people in my life who have told me what they sometimes go through living with this condition. The idea of any child having to cope with this is a hard thought and makes me want to do anything I can to help.

A little bit about Sickle Cell…

Approximately 15,000 people in the UK live with sickle cell disorder.

Sickle Cell mostly, but not exclusively affects people from African and Caribbean community

Sickle cell is a blood disorder you are born with and is inherited when both parents carry the trait.

The main symptoms of sickle cell disorder are anaemia and episodes of severe pain. The pain occurs when the red blood cells stick together, causing blockages in the small blood vessels. Sufferers with SCD are treated with strong painkillers such morphine to control the pain.

Living with sickle cell disease also means you are constantly at risk of stroke, acute chest syndrome, blindness and bone damage.