Introduction to Multiple Sclerosis

Introduction to Multiple Sclerosis

I was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in October 2016, 3 weeks before my 40th birthday.  I had been ill on and off for just over a year with various things, all of which had been dismissed with other reasons and causes at the time.  Four months...
Snowdon Midnight Climb

Snowdon Midnight Climb

Climbing Snowdon at midnight for charity.  A crazy, stupid thing to do? Or a wonderful memory to make?  Between my brother and I we convinced ourselves it was most definitely the latter and we signed up, with hope of making several hundred pounds for the Alzheimer’s...
Where it all began

Where it all began

I have been hiking since I was very young. As a child we used to go off for walks locally with my parents’ best friends, my Godparents. At 10 years old, my first pair of ‘proper’ walking boots were purchased whilst holidaying in the Lake District and off I went with...
FEAR

FEAR

Dear Diary,It’s taken me a while to get up and running, but with the help of some truly wonderful people that I am blessed to have in my life, here I finally am.  Shiny new laptop, fabulous new blog page, pens and notebooks and brain shifted into gear.  Woo-hoo, I’m...