Anita ParaClimbing World Championships Russia 2021
12 years living with Multiple Sclerosis (2009- present)
Currently World No. 2 since 2019 last competition Briancon France. News
This year, due to Covid i have been not been able to compete for my country until now. Team GB will be attending their first Competition overseas since 2019. This time in Russia in September 2021. Due to limited funds and covid rules for travel aboard, I am asking for your support.
Up until 2009, I was living a normal life when in May, I started to lose feeling and balance in the body and visual sight in my eyes.
A diagnosis for Multiple Sclerosis is not straight forward and you need a number of tests MRI and Spinal Tap to help confirm the diagnosis. After being admitted to Hospital on a bank holiday I was released to go home as it was not life-threatening. 5 days later and a number of appointments to the GP I was finally admitted to the Hospital. After the tests, it was confirmed I had Relapsing-Remitting MS. Your body attacks itself and damages the coating around our nerves in your brain and spine, which courses things to either not work or creates a delay between the signal and the functioning that your body is trying to operate.
In 2016 my world fell apart when my health deteriorated and life as I knew it had to change, resulting in losing my career and ability to complete daily living tasks. I spent 4 months climbing out of depression literally and by September 2016 my family supported me to enter my first ever disability climbing competition. Little did I know after the first competition I came away with a gold medal. This has led me to be selected for this year's GB Climbing Team to represent my country in the world championships Sept.
By supporting me you will enable me to attend the World Championships. I am doing this before my condition gets worse – you never know when MS is going to get worse so this might be my only chance. The funds I am raising are for the following costs, travel, Accommodation, Transport, attend the events, physiotherapy and training meets abroad and PCR Covid testing.
I aspire to be the first person with MS to win a World Championships. Continue to build climbing communication and raise awareness for the sport and bring all ages and disabilities to the climbing world. I also specialize in disability coaching and want to be a coach in the future to the next generation of Paraclimber.
This is why I became an Inclusive Climbing Coach bringing climbing to all – working with all ages my youngest is 3 years to 65 years. I specialize in coaching people with conditions that including Blind, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Asperger’s, Depression, Learning Disabilities, Cerebral palsy etc. I work with all levels of ability from rope confidence to improving your climbing to climb a better grade.
….help get me to the world championship …..raising awareness for Diversity and Inclusion in Sports.
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