Sunday, 17 May 2020

The Beginning...

Hi everyone!

I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in December 2016. Since then, I've been on a series of biologic drugs which all work by reducing my immune system. I'm now starting a new drug called Ustekinumb, alongside another drug called Azathioprine. Because of this, and the current situation with COVID-19, I will be shielding inside our flat for the next 6 weeks. Anyone who knows me will know I can't sit still for 6 hours, let along 6 weeks. So I thought I'd set myself a challenge and raise some pennies for a good cause in the process...

Crohn's & Colitis have been affected by COVID-19, because their usual fundraising events have all been cancelled. They offer wonderful support to those affected by Crohn's & Colitis, especially at the moment, and so I want to give something back to them by fundraising!

Paris is somewhere I've always wanted to go back to, so I thought I would make it my target for this. I will be 'virtually' cycling to Paris (specifically the Eiffel Tower) from York on our exercise bike, which is a total of 485 miles (or 780km) over the next two months. I've set up this blog to keep everyone up to date on my 'journey' and to help keep me on track!

Tomorrow is my infusion... My 'journey' starts tomorrow.

If you'd like to donate to my fundraising page, the link is here!

Thank you and I hope you enjoy reading about this 'journey'!

Stay home and stay safe,

Katherine
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