Founder's Blog #08
- jordanbunyan14
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min read
Hello everybody,
In trying to resume my monthly contact, we start this blog with some fantastic news.
1189864 – SPORTIN MS IS AN OFFICIAL REGISTERED CHARITY – and that is our number. On the 9th June, Sportin MS got an email, officially registering us as a charity. Together we are going to give this disease a voice of encouragement and positivity, raising money to help people, like me, to believe that we are capable of enjoying all that life gives to us – mentally and physically. This number enables us to fundraise on lots of different levels such as things like Gift Aid. It also allows us to involve businesses or companies and organisations that require this new acquired status in order to make official contributions or donations. Just as a reminder, the current focus at Sportin MS is to financially help the Ryan Centre, a fantastic MS therapy centre based in Coulsdon. In the future, we also look to be involved in funding professional and emotional support on diagnosis across the board.
Moving on, as life is attempting to return to some form of normality for most of us, so is the medical world. I have blood tests this week, in order for me to return to St. George’s on Tuesday 14th July for my intravenous treatment. It couldn’t come sooner to be honest. My muscles are struggling to keep up with all that I ask of them and my runs are slowly becoming walks. My arms now have to share the intensity of making a white sauce and don’t get me started on my internal muscles. To try and dig some positives out of this horrible pandemic, once I recovered from catching Covid, I’ve been on some fantastic rural walks, I’ve visited some beautiful scenic views, all, ironically, on my front door which I would never have discovered otherwise. I have played games, shared the workload of my garden, laughed with my family in the most relaxed environment ever – my home. So, before my muscles deteriorate anymore, bring on the delayed treatment but in the same breath, the memories I have are worth the delay.
Lots of love,
Antoinette
