It's been a very hectic six weeks filled with lots of incredible triumphs from the Any Which Way fundraisers.
Firstly the Legend that is Andy Cairns raised over £1100 by running 92miles in less than 24hours. It was such an amazing achievement and we are all so proud of him!
Next up came Paul who completed his third marathon triathlon this year, bringing his total of miles up to around 90 and raising over £650 in the process. Paul, I owe you a large scotch!
It was then my husband Nic's turn to take part in the challenge. He opted for a sprint triathlon at Bodiam Castle, the swimming part of which was around the moat :-) My step daughter Lilly, super friend Em and I had a great morning watching Nic and Andy compete. He managed to raise £690 and take 16.5miles off our challenge total. Epic.
So, my fantastic friends have covered over 1000 miles and raised over £3940!
To Matt, Tracy, Laura, Emma, Andy, Paul and Nic and all of their supporters - THANK YOU!
This has taken a huge worry off of our shoulders as my next appointment in the USA is in 3 weeks time. This should cover the majority of the tests and appointments that I need.
Our next challenger is Dr Dave who is going to take part in an event called The Sufferfest! This is going to be as intimidating as it sounds, with Dave spending October 18th, cycling on an indoor bike for over 11 hours continually. He is a big part of his local community (being the Super vet that he is) and is already generating a lot of support. Read more about the challenge here - http://www.thesufferfest.com/sufferlandrian-community/knights-of-sufferlandria/
All the miles he notches up will count towards the Any Which Way challenge - we still have 2547 miles to go - no pressure Dr Dave ;-)
In other news I managed to take part in an awareness piece on Lyme in Woman magazine a few weeks ago and will be speaking about Lyme at an evening event sponsored by Merial. I still have days when I am very symptomatic and doing these sort of things can result in a week flat on my back however, if my story can prevent others from treading this path then it is totally worth it!
Thank you once again to everyone who has supported my quest to return to full health, you are all superstars!
Chat soon xxxxx
