After suffering with ME throughout my teenage years, I am so lucky to be living a normal life, having completed my education. There were times we thought it would never happen and now I am so grateful to be healthy and happy. 

There are 250,000 people suffering with ME in the UK yet there is more funding backing research into male baldness, than this debilitating illness. This probably explains why it took three long years for me to get an official diagnosis. During this time I was bed bound for months at a time, experienced chronic pain in my limbs, had severe headaches and sore throats, and was highly sensitive to any light or sound. At times I could barely brush my teeth. When I gathered the energy to go to doctors appointments I was told I needed therapy and was 'just depressed'. It was so frustrating!

Now, I am fit and healthy and can't beleive I am about to run a marathon. Sadly, I have no I idea how I got here - I think luck was just on my side. Others aren't so fortunate and it makes me so sad to think of the sufferers who will live with these symptoms for the rest of their lives whilst battling against the stigma of ME and trialling countless methods to get back to normality. 

We want to help!! Action for M.E is a charity which supports sufferers and carries out research to find the cause and cure. Your donations will allow sufferers to finally be helped and understood.

Before we started this challenge I had never ran further than 5km and now we are clocking over 20 miles a week. This can be gruelling, but has nothing on living with ME. 

We also wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone that has contributed at our fundraising quiz nights we have raised staggering amounts thanks to your kind generosity.

Once again, thanks so much for all of your support,

Becca and George xx

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