Thank you for visiting my page and supporting the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation. I’ve decided to support this charity to not just raise funds but also raise awareness of MND. As many of you know I’m a fanatic footballer playing for LCFC RTC and whilst we may not be playing at present, I’m definitely working on my fitness and this is a great incentive to keep my training going. It also supports our England Lionesses and Man City captain, Steph Houghton, who is a huge inspiration to myself and someone who I aspire to be like  

Update - as I’m making really good progress I’ve decided to up the challenge to 100k per leg so 200k in total. Certainly more of a challenge - a good run today though.

Thank you for taking the time to visit our 100K in May JustGiving page. We are aiming to raise at least £50,000 for the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation by running and walking 100k in the month of May. Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a neurological condition which affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. MND affects a person's arms and legs resulting in the inability to do basic things like wash, feed and dress yourself. It affects your ability to swallow which leads to the need of a feeding tube. It compromises your voice which means communicating is difficult. Breathing muscles are also affected, which leaves you relying on a ventilator to breathe. All these symptoms occur whilst your mind is unaffected. The average life expectancy is just 2-5 years from the onset of symptoms with 1/3 of people diagnosed dying within 1.5 - 2 years. There is no known cause of MND and there is no cure or effective treatment, it's always fatal. There is a serious lack of awareness and more importantly funding. The Darby Rimmer Foundation aims to raise awareness of the disease whilst fundraising to support those effected and fund much needed research. There is a lot of research going on and the signs are promising for treatments in the future. Anything that you can donate to help us achieve our fundraising target would be AMAZING and GREATLY appreciated! Follow our progress on social media, look for the #'s - #100kinMay and #AttackMND. Thank You Team 100K in May xDonating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.