£1,309
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1 Million Meters of Rowing · 1 May 2023

National Eczema Society

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RCN 1009671
We inform and support those with eczema to end the stigmatisation of eczema

Story

So many people have unknown illness they battle every day. These battles are relentless and all encompassing. I wish to raise awareness of some of these by having my own very public battle with a Rowing Machine between 1st Jan and 1st May 2023.

As a number of you may be aware, my wife Eliza had a brain haemorrhage 15 years ago Caused by a brain Cavernoma. This cluster of blood vessels bled causing stroke and life threatening surgery. Although the cavernoma was removed she still lives with chronic headaches, 24/7, and has done for the last 15 years.

I plan on rowing a little over a meter for every hour in the year, every day for 15 weeks. (To have a rest day I will round  up to 1million meters from 919k and do it over 17 weeks). What's more I will try and do it with a smile on my face as she is so very positive in all she does.

I will also raise money for Alcohol Change UK and the National Eczema Society, doing dry January and having my own ongoing battle with a skin disorder which could make getting hot and sweaty on a rowing machine even more troublesome and at times very uncomfortable and painful.

Follow me on Instagram: @hamish_rows for screen shots and progress




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National Eczema Society

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RCN 1009671
1 in 5 children and 1 in 10 adults in the UK have eczema - that's over 8 million people. For almost 50 years the Society has provided information and support and works to dispel myths so those who have eczema need not feel stigmatised, guilty or isolated.

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