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I am lucky enough to be running the London Marathon. It’s going to be a great event, which we have waited 2 years for.

This year I shall be running to show my support for the MS Society. 

This terrible illness has played a large role in my life as my Mum was diagnosed with it when my sister and I were just 5 years old. It’s a very unpredictable illness and for many it also proves sadly to be fatal. Thankfully, through incredible patience, hard work, some experimental treatments (some of which you wouldn’t believe - think diving bells, snake venom etc) and some massive life adjustments and in a huge part thanks to my mums eternal optimism, she has managed the rollercoaster of relapse and remission amazingly and always with good humour. Against all odds the wheelchair and walking aids that were always a part of our youth have been  pretty much discarded day to day now. 

As an extremely active person I greatly admire the graciousness with which she accepted all the limits that were placed on her due to her MS. I am not sure that I would be able to muster the same bravery as her - so tomorrow’s run is really a congratulations to her! 

Well done Mum! X

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