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Kerry Wells

Walk for Parkinson's 100 mile challenge 2025

Help me reach my goal of £300

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19
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My target 100 miles

Why I am fundraising for Parkinson's UK

I’m taking part in Walk for Parkinson’s 100 Mile Challenge to help fund specialist care for people with Parkinson’s.

It's reassuring to know that there are resources and support groups available to help James when he feels he needs them, so this is me doing a tiny bit to support that. 

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Raised

£670 + £ 131.25 GiftAid

My Goal

£300

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Here we go!

Thursday 1st May
I think starting is the hardest part, especially when it's hot, your medications make you sensitive to the sun, and hyper mobility means it's easier to injure joints and I happened to tweak my ankle at the weekend! Sod's Law really! 

Nevermind! I have a bonus daughter I can drag around the village with me! Slow and steady does it! 😈

A huge, huge thank you to those who have sponsored me so far. You've allowed me to double what I raised last year! 

No pressure!

Monday 21st Apr
I only signed up to do this Saturday afternoon and I've already updated my target twice... I can't thank those that have sponsored me enough. 

As you all probably know, my husband James was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's in June 2023 at the age of just 39, though we recognise now that symptoms had been present for a good 3 or 4 years before this. 

His diagnosis came just 3 months before we were due to get married: he was struggling with muscle stiffness, tremors, pain, slowness of movement and reduced dexterity, something he found difficult to deal with as a modeller. Medication has helped improve his symptoms and he's due to start another medication soon, so fingers crossed for further improvements! 

He's never let his diagnosis stop him though. He struggled modelling in P4 so he went up a scale as bigger trains were easier to handle (meds mean he can handle smaller trains again!). He bought an automatic (admittedly after lots of nagging!) so he can continue driving (though meds mean he can cope with a manual again! Yay!).  He continues to do things with the kids (though playing Operation is out now. Shame really as it's the only thing we're guaranteed to always beat him at!) and he's still working as normal. 

I'm unbelievably proud of how he has handled his diagnosis. I know he struggles with it some days, but he carries on as normal as much as possible. He has Parkinson's but hasn't let it define him. We know there is no cure, but he still faces everything life throws at him head on and continues to be an amazing husband and father. 

I'm doing this for him.

Thank you to my sponsors

£20

Anthony Baker

Well done Kerry, Raising funds for Parkinson's is very important.

£10

Anonymous

£20

Anneka Greenwood

You’ve got this and I’m so proud of you!xxx

£15

Peter Wardale

Good Luck

£10

Stuart Mccloud

£20

Anonymous

Well done. Please keep posting on Western Thunder

£20

Graham Bustin

Good luck.

£20

Ian Penberth

£30

Sharon Mcpherson

£100

Ramasamy Varadarajan Venkatesh

All the best Kerry

£30

Nigel Burbidge

£30

Sam Elliott

£20

George Simpson

£30

Steven Higham

£30

Blair Robinson

£30

David Furmage

£10

Adrian Cherry

£5

Anonymous

Good luck!

£30

Gary Jones

Well Done, Very Worthy Cause.

£30

Osgood

£30

Anonymous

All very best wishes.

£20

Anonymous

Good luck!

£10

Nick Brunton

£10

David Philpott

Good luck Kerry. Look after yourself and James!

£20

Matthew Foote

All the best! Matt

£20

Paula Southby-ryland

I’m so proud of you!

£30

James Skoyles

Good Luck, You won't need it!!!

£20

Robert Day

You will smash this. Love you