Hello and thank you for coming to read my story!

My friends' son, Michael Young, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and of all the different types of muscular dystrophy this is arguably the worst.

A genetic fault means that Michael's muscles do not repair or grow like the rest of us.  The result of this is a wheelchair in teens, followed by assistance with eating, breathing and cardiac care.

I have decided that in 2016 I will not groom my facial hair at all and with a lot of support and encouragement I plan to cope with the itching until 31st December, 2016 - if I had thought this though I might not have picked a leap year :-)

Starting on 1st January, 2016 I have scratched a lot but the only casualty so far is my lack of kisses from my daughter!

Would really appreciate any support you might be able to offer to keep me going and raise funds for Michael and boys like him.

Find out more about Michael or DMD by searching Facebook for Mike Matters. Find them on Twitter - @MikeMattersDMD.  Get in touch by email info@mikematters.org or check out their website www.mikematters.org.

Thank you, Craig (itchy!)