In 2013, our son Gavin, was in the prime of his life, 2 years into college, a healthy, active 20 yrs old, good social life, driving, a keen drummer, his whole life ahead of him when he was struck with a virus, glandular fever, which developed into M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). He has suffered from M.E for the last 7 of his 27 years and is now largely house bound. ME/CFS is a complex multi-system disease with a wide range of disabling symptoms and no current cure.
Gavin is not able to be active so I will continue to be active for him. I hope to raise much needed Research funds for the Irish ME/CFS Association as Research provides the best chance we have of improving the quality of life of people like my son, affected by this horrendous illness. I also want to raise awareness about the long term implications of what a virus can do to a young person, as we are living in a pandemic, where 'Long Covid' sufferers are showing similar symptoms to ME/CFS. Please help create awareness, by spreading the word on social media.

I have walked 500km over a 4 month period which started 12th December 2020, but will continue to walk until International ME/CFS Awareness Day on 12th May 2021.
Please help us support the work of the Irish ME/CFS Association which provides research money to Open Medicine Foundation (based in US), ME Research UK, and Solve ME (based in US), as there is no research in Ireland.