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Hello from The Woo Woo's; we are back!! So following an amazing achievement in 2012 walking the Ridgeway and raising just over £1800 we have set up a brand new challenge for the 3 of us, aiming to raise more money for our chosen charity arthritis care.

We are walking the Hadrian’s Wall (84miles), Sunday 20th August - Thursday 24th August, in aid of Arthritis Care, as this is a charity that means a lot to us. There are around 10 million people with arthritis in the UK. That’s 10 million individuals, plus their families, each affected in an unique way. Arthritis Care is there to help these people.

One member of our team, Ali, was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis 6 years ago and Osteoarthritis just a few months ago. She knows only too well the unrelenting pain cycle and restricted mobility arthritis can have, causing a great impact upon both her lifestyle and her friends and family.

“Rheumatoid Arthritis is a long-term condition in which the joints in my body become inflamed. It is currently controlled by daily medication and bi-annual medical infusions but can still randomly flare-up at any time. I was only 28 when I was diagnosed with this and have found it difficult to deal with the consequences of the condition such as the daily pain, no matter if I am in a flare up or not pain has now become a part of my daily life; being unable to do some of things I love and could do before I was diagnosed; and to be effected some days and not on others without having any control over it! It is both a physical and emotional rollercoaster living with this condition and I want to do this walk to put a positive spin on things, to be able to achieve something massively challenging and to give money back to an organisation that help so many people in so many ways. “ Ali

“Can it really be 5 years that we undertook the amazing challenge of walking the Ridgeway, I was so excited when the mention of another journey was brought up and of course it was always going to be a yes from me to undertake it. With 2 of my best friends being challenged with Arthritis daily I cannot think of a better charity to raise funds for and to make people more aware of this condition that affects such a large number of people throughout the UK. Here’s hoping we beat the fantastic amount we raised in 2012…..bring on the Wall!!!! x'' Amelia

“Hello, I'm Helen, pleased to meet you! Ali has been my closest friend since we were at school, when a sponsored silence was a more typical charity fundraising event and our first hiking trip was trudging across a boggy moor in the Peak District for our Duke of Edinburgh expedition. Having seen the way she deals with her arthritis on a day to day basis I thought what better way to support her on this challenge than to join in too! I'm in charge of route planning and all things map related. The other two would probably describe me as the uber fit hiker of the team but don't be fooled, walking up to 30 km a day for 5 days is not something I normally do. This challenge will take us all well outside our comfort zones and then we will have the great British weather to contend with as well.” Helen

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