Claire took part in Miles for MS this May to raise money for the MS Trust. Here she shares why her team 'the Movers & Shakers' got involved to support the MS Trust during lockdown.
I was diagnosed in 2018 with relapsing remitting MS and am trying to take on a challenge every year to do my part and keep active. The 'Movers and Shakers' started with me suggesting it to three friends, then I thought I would extend out to more friends and colleagues and the team expanded to 27 of us! All friends and family, colleagues and friends of friends.
Our original challenge was to walk 334 miles, the circumference of Northern Ireland. As the team grew, we decided to take off from Belfast and virtually make our way across Europe, with our final destination as Athens, Greece!
Whilst taking part, I had a bad bout of fatigue which completely floored me for over a week - I was completely housebound. The team got me through and told me to rest up and recover and they would pick the miles up for me.