We are walking the 90 mile (145 km) White Horse Trail, over just 3 days, as we want to raise as much awareness for SUDEP Action as possible.

Our Motivation:

Epilepsy is still very much misunderstood and lots of people can't live a normal life as we know it, due to having seizures every day and "switching off" periods etc, it can also be fatal.

We are doing this challenge in memory of Rebecca Hayward, who sadly passed away last year from Epilepsy. We never had the good fortune to meet her, but know her brother and how she is greatly missed. It is tragic that this has happened to someone so young, with their whole life ahead of them.

Epilepsy doesn't just change the life of the sufferer, it can also change the lives of their family and friends

Closer to home, Fiona's father has Epilepsy, and his life has changed dramatically over the years. He has "switching off" periods and the shakes most days, these can be mild to severe. This has a massive impact on his day to day life.

There are many more people like him who go through this every day, with more research hopefully this can change.

Please donate so more research can be done into Epilepsy and many more lives saved.

 

About our Challenge:

 

The trail starts at Westbury on the 12th July 2013, and will take us through Pewsey, Marlborough, Hackpen and Devizes providing views of the eight white horses which are cut into the turf of Wiltshire's chalk hillsides, finally ending up back in Westbury on the 14th July 2013. The terrain is varied and we will trek through valleys, woods, up and down hills and across open fields. Many sections of the route are fairly remote and it is possible to walk 10 or more miles without seeing anyone else.

 

It will be a true challenge for us to do the 90 miles in 3 days, as we can’t claim to have any previous trekking experience between us!

 

 

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