This year, along with my husband Tom and my lifelong friend Susie, I will be taking on the Big Walk - on Friday 28 June 2024 - in support of Motor Neurone Disease Research at the University of Sheffield.

My dad Richard lived for over four years with MND and took part in research to help others find a cure. He died in November 2023 and fought the disease until the very end.

I walk to honour him and to support the research that is urgently needed. Any donations are appreciated to help reach our fundraising goal.

MND is a terminal condition. It affects the brain and nerves and is nearly always fatal. There is currently no cure. It is commonly regarded as a rare condition. But this isn't true. 1 in every 300 people, across all UK communities, will develop MND in their lifetime. MND kills six people in the UK every day, with a third of those diagnosed losing their lives within just a year. Tragically, people die from this devastating disease because there are currently no treatments that can stop it. Your support can make a much needed breakthrough in MND come sooner. And improve the lives of patients long into the future.