Julia Hilton
Julia's Journey
Fundraising for Multiple Sclerosis Trust (MS Trust)
Story
.......THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT LAST YEAR….....
….Hello AGAIN you lovely people ! Thank you so much for visiting my New Just Giving site !
Last year’s Marathon Adventure, was an amazing experience for me, so I have decided to give it another go. If anyone fancies coming down to Brighton on the 15 April, to cheer not just me – but everyone on, that would be fantastic, it really keeps you going. My face was hurting from smiling for 5hours 22mins ! I know this year has been hard for everone, but please support me again. If you are in the mood for comedy – see this link for my finishing debut last year !
My Reason for running for MS
As you can see, I am running for an MS charity again. One of the most special people in the world to me has MS. She’s my Mum. She was diagnosed with MS in 2007 and the way she gets on with normal life is inspiring. She makes me so proud every day.
Quick explanation of MS
I am fortunate to be well enough to do this challenge (just about). For those of you who don’t know what MS is I will quickly explain.
The simplest way to understand what happens in MS is to think of your nervous system as an electrical circuit, with your brain and spinal cord acting as the power source and the rest of your body being the lights, computers, TVs, etc. Your nerves are like the electrical cables linking all of the appliances together and the myelin is the plastic insulation surrounding these cables. If the insulation gets damaged, the electrical current to appliances can become faulty or temperamental and there may be a short circuit, preventing the appliances from working properly.
A few facts
· MS is a progressive disease of the nervous system, for which there is no cure and an estimated 2,500,000 people in the world have MS.
· More women than men have MS, with a ratio of 2 men to 3 women affected.
· There are four types of MS: benign, relapsing remitting, secondary progressive, primary progressive.
· Inflammation and ultimate loss of myelin causes disruption to nerve transmission and affects many functions of the body.
· While the exact cause of MS is not known, much is known about its effect on immune system function which may be the ultimate cause of the disease, however many of the symptoms of MS can be successfully managed and treated.
Please give as much or little as you can and pass this link on to friends and family. I will be training really hard and your generosity will make me train even harder !
Thank you to my family, especially my Husband (who really looked after me last year) and son Lennon (who really enjoyed the peace whilst I was training last year) !
Thank you for listening x x x x