2 months and in need of help!

Warning!  This may be a more serious post than folks are used too...

First things first, I am continuing to do well.  I'm on some pretty heavy duty medicine at the moment which has taken a bit of the shine off my good days but it is necessary and not forever, so I can take it!  Every moment that I'm well enough, I am squeezing in as much time with friends and family as possible.  It is so lovely to be able to do so many fun things and I am forever grateful.  Sometimes the horror of the last few years comes back to me and I just cannot believe I am here, mostly pain free and mobile.  It is a huge blessing and unlikely to have happened without everyone supporting me as you all have, so again THANK YOU!

Paul and Laura are still undertaking The Any Which Way Challenge and they have been joined by Andy Cairns who is running in a 100mile race next Saturday.  Just for an extra challenge, he is aiming to do it in under 24 hours......total madness!  He has set up his own fundraising website - http://www.youcaring.com/sarah-bignell-howse-381076 and is doing an amazing job, with £338 raised so far.

Meanwhile my husband is planning on taking on his first triathlon in September, with Andy, so more on that another time.

My next appointment with my Lyme specialist has been set for October and with it, the necessity of finding  the £4000 we still need to fund it.  I have spent many hours in the last few weeks investigating grants and loans that are available to individuals.  So far I keep arriving at the same brick wall.   

Everything that we don't need is on ebay and a wonderful friend of ours donated lots of about to be skipped goods which are also on ebay.

We still have several friends helping us by undertaking the Any Which Way Challenge later in the year and my parents have fundraised, with their friends donating too. 

I am struggling to work out what else I can do to find £4000 and hoping that someone, somewhere may read this and have a bright idea they'd like to share.  If you do, please don't hesitate to get in touch.  There MUST be a way to make this happen.

Meanwhile Lyme is popping up in the news more frequently and hopefully bringing with it awareness and better chances of you or your loved ones being able to prevent ending up in this situation. 

Sending love and tick awareness to you all xxxx