I'm taking on the Aspire Channel Swim 2020, swimming the distance of the English Channel over 12 weeks to raise money for Aspire.  

As someone who suffers with Degenerative Disc Disease which leads to chronic back pain (in my case), I need to manage my fitness better in order to prevent additional pressure from herniated discs and ultimately degenerated discs against my spinal cord, which can cause further damage and pain among much scarier symptoms.  Managing the limitations this can put on my activities is challenging at times, but nothing compared what some people go through. 

Every four hours someone is paralysed by Spinal Cord Injury and Aspire provides the essential equipment, advice and housing that spinal cord injured people need to live their lives independently. This is a big challenge, but the more I raise, the more of a difference I'll make, so please be generous!

Aspire receives no government funding, so every penny we can raise is extremely important to them.