In 2021, my brother Jack was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when he was just 21 years old. Our family (like many others) were very unfamiliar with MS and the road that Jack would have ahead of him. MS affects 1 in every 500 individuals and the lack of media coverage and overall funding has led to young people like Jack being left to live with an incurable disease that hasn't had a lot of research.

Multiple Sclerosis is an auto-immune disease wherein the immune system attacks the fatty coating around the central nervous system. Jack's daily symptoms can vary in severity. His symptoms affect mostly his vision and he experiences chronic nerve pain. Jack also experiences extreme fatigue and this results in him missing things that most people our age should be doing. Jack's symptoms are very debilitating for him and despite all of this, Jack never complains and tries to carry on his days as best as he can.

We are so proud of Jack and everything he has overcome and how brave he is every single day but with more funding going into MS, more research can be done to help increase the quality of life for people like Jack.

On the 11th May 2024, we will be taking part in a 10k to raise money for the funding of MS research.

Your donations will go towards life-changing MS research. Thank you!