In March 2019, my wife Abby had a series of odd sensations including a loss of balance, lack of coordination and blurred vision, within 24 hours she was unable to move and could barely see. We found out over the coming days that Abby had a ‘relapse’ and she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

The 3 months that followed were full of uncertainty and pain, A LOT of pain. I’ve witnessed Abby go through some horrendous ordeals. But I am fortunate to be married to a determined and spirited woman. She has taken the disease by the scruff of the neck and I am happy to report that Abby is currently doing very well. Her immunosuppressant drugs seem to be working their magic and she has taken many other measures upon herself to improve her quality of living day to day.

But sadly Multiple Sclerosis is a degenerative and incurable disease. Many suffer far worse than Abby and have much bleaker futures.

Yet following a series of recent breakthroughs, scientists believe halting disability progression is within our reach. To achieve this, the MS Society aims to raise 100million towards groundbreaking research. For MS sufferers this can’t come sooner and is a race against time.

Abbys brother, Daniel, and I aim to contribute by climbing Mount Snowdon on May 9th.