I'm dusting off my trainers once again to run for the MS Trust!

My inspiration for this run is my girlfriend Chloe, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of MS in November 2022.

Chloe woke up one morning confused, struggling to speak or keep her train of thought. The doctors thought she might have had a stroke, and they admitted her to hospital for tests. In the coming weeks while we waited for answers, Chloe continued to get worse. She completely lost the ability to move her left arm and leg. She experienced double vision, pain, numbness and extreme fatigue. She needed help with every aspect of life, such as eating and getting dressed. Thinking back to that time still reminds me of how scared we both were.

After a month of waiting, Chloe was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS - a lifelong autoimmune condition that causes the bodies’ natural defences to attack its own nervous system. A condition which has no clear cause, and no cure. MS can affect anyone, at any age and lifestyle.

Chloe is much stronger now, but her battle, like everyone with MS, will last her entire lifetime.

The MS Trust remains an incredible resource for us. They work with the NHS to fund specialist MS nurses, provide knowledge of symptoms and treatments, and provide support to people living with MS. We have personally needed someone to talk to, and have attended seminars and events to meet other people going through the same as us.

It is an incredible charity doing incredible work and I hope you can support them by donating to or sharing this page, so that together we can improve the lives of people living with MS.