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London Marathon 27th April 2025 💪💪

Hello everyone, so this year will be 20 years since I started with symptoms of MS (Multiple Sclerosis).

It all started in 2004 just after I turned at the young age of 22.

Late 2004, I turned up in Doncaster Royal Infirmary A&E complaining of something wrong with my sight, which I soon came to realise I had double vision. After just over a week spent in hospital and numerous investigations, it was finally confirmed after a second lumbar puncture (first one inconclusive), and I was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.

From 2004 - 2008 is when I went through a period of every 6-9 months where I had relapses, I would experience alot numbness throughout my body, but mainly my legs were affected leaving me to struggle with my mobility.

I did start treatment for my MS in 2006 but I didn't seem to take affect until late 2008 I then went through a period of about 2 years where my MS had seemed to have settled and I was living a more normal lifestyle. Unfortunately, in late 2010, my MS started to be more active again. I spent the next 5 years having a number of relapses.

In 2015, I changed neurology consultants, and I was then talked into trying a different treatment. This treatment worked well apart from the side effects that left me with a bright red face 🥵 for about an hour every day.

Since 2015, I have only had one relapse, which was optic neuritis that affected my eye sight. After having this relapse, I had 2 MRI scans just over a year apart, and these both showed my MS was very active even more so in the second scan. From this, I was told I needed to change to a stronger treatment.

Since 2021, I started a treatment called ocrelizumab this a infusion that I have every 6 months in the neuro day care unit at the Royal Hallamshire hospital. I have now had a further MRI scan, which came back with very positive results, and for the first time, a scan showed no deterioration in my condition 🙂

Up to date my MS has left me with some more permanent side effects which include some loss of vision in my right eye, slight loss of feeling in my legs mainly the bottom of my feet and hospital treatment for an over active bladder which hugely effects my day to day life.

Despite the negatives I remain positive and in 2016, I married my amazing wife Leanne and we have then gone on to have two boys, which are now 6 and 3.

This year my 20th with my condition but the best and healthiest I've felt, I am pushing myself and my barriers and I will be doing three 10ks and the great north run (half marathon), to raise money for the MS Society. This is a charity, which I have found useful for any information I have needed regarding my MS.

14th April Lincoln 10k

9th June Woodall Spa 10k

8th September Great North Run

27th October Worksop Half Marathon

24th November Doncaster 10k

27th April 2025 London Marathon 💪💪

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I would be very grateful for any support and sponsorships to help me raise my goal. Thank you