Please help us to support people with ME and their families.

ME (Myalgic Encephalopathy), or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, blights the lives of 250,000 people in UK today. The smallest exertion can floor them; their joints and muscles ache unbearably; restful sleep eludes them; and ‘brain fog’ clouds their thinking. It changes lives drastically – disrupting study; making work impossible; and straining family relations to breaking point. Many sufferers cannot leave their homes. There is no known cure.

I lived with post glandular fever Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for around 5 years during some of the most important years of my life. The ME association was an important resource for me during that time and they help to fund vital research. I’m one of the lucky ones that has been fortunate enough to recover but a lot of people don’t.

Being a geordie, it has always been a dream of mine to take part in an event that I have watched and been inspired by, so many times. Now that I’m in a position to take on such a challenge, there was no question that I would also take the opportunity to give back to the ME Association.

I’d be very grateful to anyone who can help me to say thank you and support their work.