Mette-Sofie Ambeck

06.06.2026

Day 31 – FINAL DAY!

Day 30

Day 28

Day 27

Day 25

Day 23

I discovered a local nature reserve (Rowhill) online the other day which my spectacular fundraising manager (Mike) and I decided to explore this morning before the heat got too intense (27 degrees).

A lovely little spot with lots of trees to protect us from the sun and great paths for me to walk on. The River Blackwater rises in a bog near the top of this hilly site. Will definitely return again.

With today’s walk I hit 65 km – 8 more days to go – who knows how far it may take me. (:

Day 22

I've been hit again by the debilitating Fatigue – so walks have been short and on a "need" to basis in the past week. A heat wave has been announced in the coming week, which probably won’t help.

My amazing fundraising manager (Mike) and I are planning a little longer walk this Bank Holiday weekend to clock some more km in the shoes/boots, so continue watching this space and the blue sky (:

I have now reached beyond my original goal of £150 by over 10 fold and the km goal of 50 is also past – and all of this is down to all of your amazing support and generosity – THANK YOU!

May this help researchers find a cure for this shitty disease, please. I live in hope.

Day 15

Today’s walk was getting to my hospital appointment to have a review with my MS nurse. Not something which happens often, so a lot of notes to try and remember everything.

MS manifest itself differently to everyone and can affect your whole body with various strange symptoms. Some symptoms come and go and others stay.

Basically our own immune system is mistakenly attacking the protective fat which surrounds our nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord also called myelin.

I picture it like electric wiring without any covering – so only a matter of time before a short circuit or fire occurs.

Fires being “Attacks” and short circuit when strange things happens to your body which you are not in control of.

Some days it feels like I’m holding onto an electric fence and my whole body tingle – like the dares we use to do when I was a child growing up in the countryside. Thankfully most of the time it is “only” my arms which have this sensation constantly on top of everything else. Happy days!

Only 2 km more before my target – the raised target however has blown me away! Almost 10 times my original target already.

THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU

Day 12

Day 7

We have achieved a SPECTACULAR level in this challenge raising over £1000 – and that is ALL down to you guys and your tremendous generosity which has kept coming.

I’m very overwhelmed by the SPECTACULAR support you have all shown me and the cause I’m fighting for: MS and to get rid.

There are approximately 2.8 million people in the world (myself included) living with this condition – for which more research and better treatment is still needed.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU helping me raise funds so we may get a better life less affected by it. THANK YOU!

A Sunday of rest turned into a Bank Holiday Monday of rest too. Fatigue and trying to work is not always an easy combo, so some extra was needed.

Since then, my walks have only been short but “Every little helps” – right?

Now that I’m more than half way on my 50K journey and it’s only May 7th – I may add another 50K, let’s see.

Today one of my stops was at the Polling Station to do my civic duty and to – STOP – certain parties from growing!

Day two

Today was a classic case of Boom & Bust when you are learning to manage fatigue. Tired and worsened dizziness.

Only managed a short walk today in the company of M. to the local garden centre – a pot needed for flower seeds kindly given to us for Christmas. (:

Captured this dramatic sky on the way home – and yes, it had water in it and we got wet.

As the last few days have been busy with travel and teaching a day of rest is needed – Sunday seems an appropriate choice.

Day one of my challenge.

After my GP appointment this morning, I got myself kitted out to start my month of counting km as I walk to raise funds for research and better treatment for MS. A chronic autoimmune disease I got diagnosed with in 2025.

I got ready with my stick (To help me walk fairly straight as my balance has been messed up by MS – I suffer for constant dizziness.)

Foot brace to help me trip less as MS has also caused ‘foot drop’ / more accurately I would call it ’slap-foot’ – which means I have lost control over the function of my left foot, which I now struggle to lift. Not a super combo but at least I can still get around with a bit of help.

As today was a beautiful sunny day here in Surrey, UK I decided to walk to Waverley Abbey not too far from home. On the way I passed a WWII pillbox in “the killing field” and Mother Ludlam’s Cave before arriving at the Abbey (dated 1128) to then head back after a nice coffee break.

I have upped my pledge to £1000 today as the generosity of all my sponsors have been absolutely AMAZING!

Thank you SO much to each and every one. I’m overwhelmed by all the support.

Getting ready – T-shirt arrived