On June 18th I  am taking part in the Hathersage outside pool 24 hour summer solstice challenge. I will be swimming 5k in one go, the equivalent of 200 lengths of an average swimming pool. This is a big challenge for me. I usually swim about 40 lengths yet this will require me swimming constantly for nearly 3 hours.

MS has touched, amongst many others, my family and friends. My brother-in-law Duncan - pictured above - used to be an active rower and a fundraising cyclist but now has progressive MS and is wheelchair dependent whilst my sister Ange has become his full-time carer.  Being diagnosed with MS is a frightening experience and the MS Society supports people like Duncan and Ange to ensure they live as active a life as possible when facing what can be an extremely debilitating condition. Rotherham and Sheffield branch of the MS Society work to ensure that no-one with MS feels alone and offers them and their carers emotional, practical and financial support.

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