Sarah Johnson Griffiths

Great Wall of China Trek

I'm going to trek along part of the Great wall of China to raise money for Fight for Sight.

For those of you who know me, you will know that this is a personal challenge for 2 main reasons:

1) my mum has experienced sight loss as a result of glaucoma and for 5 years has undergone treatments and operations to prevent the condition from worsening and prevent further visual loss.  I don't want other people to experience this.  Research that Fight for Sight funds might just find a way to prevent my mums glaucoma getting worse!

2) I am not the fittest person in the world!  Treking along the steep inclines for up to 7 hours a day, including tackling over 1200 steps in one day will be a huge personal challenge, and by no means an easy jolly to China!

It isn't going to be easy for me, but I'm training hard and I am determined to do it.  Sight is something we all take for granted and we don't realise how important it is until we risk losing it.  This happens to too many people in the UK and worldwide each year.  Every penny can help fund vital research into treatments and prevention that someone you know, or even you, may need one day!