On the 23rd of September three friends and I are off to China to trek 80K along the Great Wall. The challenge is described as physically demanding with lots of steps, not easy to train for in Lincolnshire!!

We decided not to fund raise between the 4 of us but I have decide to raise money through the trek for the Coeliac Society. Chris and I's daughter, Annderley, was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease when she was just 14 months old following months of ill health, the Coeliac Society have been an amazing support right from the beginning and do some fantastic work for those with coeliac disease.

For those of you who don't know coeliac disease is is an autoimmune disease, where the body's immune system actually attacks its own tissues. In people with coeliac disease this immune reaction is triggered by gluten, a collective name for a type of protein found in the cereals wheat, rye and barley. Annderley is also sensitive to oats.

The impact on Anndie's life has obviously been significant, with numerous restrictions on her diet. For example she faces  daily inconveniences such as having to be aware of everything she eats - what is in it, how was it prepared, where has it been stored, in what environment has it been packaged. When she was growing up there were situations that were harder for her to understand such as always having to take her own food to friends birthday parties and not being able to share their birthday cake.

However I can't say it has all been negative, perhaps through watching her brothers tuck in to things she cannot have or having to take responsibilitiy from an early age for her own well being she is one of the most generous, determined, confident, caring and mature young ladies we know.  Chris and I are immensley proud of her, she really is one in a million our Anndie!

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