Hi my name is Angela and I’m fundraising to help me achieve some dreams…. Having to retire due to ill heath when I wasn’t even 40 hit me hard.

for the sake of information and boring stuff my diagnosis are M.E. Fibromyalgia, functional neurological disorder, multi levels of degeneration across my whole spine, dystonia. Spondylosis covid pneumonitis which has scarred my lungs, and a heart arrhythmia because of it. Possibly other stuff that I might have missed.

 I was bedbound for a year with legs in fixed dystonia spasm in 2018 (just woke up like that) in 2020 I had to sell my house and rent a bungalow. So I had nothing to call my own. I’d worked so hard to be a strong independent woman then just because I couldn’t use my stairs it was all taken away and I couldn’t have another mortgage. At that point I’d failed in my status of “I worked hard for this house and car and it all mine”

I did have a wheelchair which was mine though! (Result)

my bungalow is lovely and I have amazing landlords so I’m lucky. Since then I’ve had periods of being stuck in bed due to spasms or it’s just too painful. I’ve got carers to cook and clean for me and help me have a shower etc. 

sometimes I can walk ok (ish) it’s not a normal walk, normally on the side of my feet sometimes I can’t walk or move without pain.

There are no triggers or warning to how my body will behave it just does what it wants - it’s pathetic but you will mostly see me smiling because well you have to laugh or cry. it has been worse and can get worse

I have seizures, spasms, severe pain difficulty in functioning. Swallowing. Speech. Cognitive issues and other boring stuff….. but I’m still me. I’m still Ange or Angela that you once knew (or some of you might not have met me - I’m a delight lol)

It might have taken me a few years but I’m ready to try live a life that’s worth it. So I want a reason to get out of bed….. wether that be daring things - or just go to a concert or eat out anything to have some sort of life before it’s too late and I’m sat completely bed bound (again) wishing I’d done something whist I could. Your money will help me live a little and hopefully smile a lot

so go on I dare you to dare me to do something - first I’m thinking sky diving - this will cost around £300 and I’ve emailed the sky dive people to tell them of my quest.

Thank you to everyone who donates - I do very much appreciate it!

Let’s do this!!