3 weeks after rowing for 2 months and 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, Jamie reflects on his rowing journey with axial SpA, the importance of exercising with axial SpA and how he is feeling physically after such a gruelling challenge.

Jamie is fundraising for two charities, including the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS), and is aiming to raise £25,000 (or more!). Jamie himself lives with axial SpA, a painful and progressive condition of the spine and joints. He’s already raised £20,000 for NASS. Click the link below to donate, show your appreciation for Jamie and help make a significant difference to the lives of people with axial SpA.

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The impact of your support

£10 can enable our Helpline team to respond to a call or email and provide guidance and advice to anyone affected by axial SpA.

£25 could help provide a pack of NASS guidebooks for a local axial SpA clinic.

£50 could help our team provide 1:1 welfare and benefits support for someone living with axial SpA.

£100 could help by contributing towards the cost of one of our weekly My AS My Life sessions to help people living with axial SpA manage their symptoms between hospital appointments.

£250 could help us run an online session to help up to 20 people learn how to manage symptoms of axial SpA, such as extreme pain, severe exhaustion and poor sleep.

Want to fundraise for NASS? Whether you run a marathon or do a sponsored silence, every penny raised helps people with axial SpA cope with the daily challenges of living with axial SpA with the help of NASS.

Visit https://nass.co.uk/getinvolved/fundr...
Email [email protected]
Call 020 8741 1515 (press option 2)

Why your support is essential

NASS is the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting people with axial SpA. NASS doesn’t receive any government funding. We rely on your kindness and generosity, and other people like you, to help us transform the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with axial SpA and help more people live well with the condition sooner.

Why your support is urgent now

As the NHS recovers from the pandemic, thousands of people with axial SpA are being left to cope with debilitating pain, exhaustion and fatigue alone.

The current economic climate has meant that we have seen a reduction in fundraising income.

With a costofliving crisis, more people than ever need support to claim lifechanging disability benefits they are entitled to.

About axial SpA

Axial SpA is an inflammatory condition of the spine and joints. It’s an invisible and misdiagnosed condition, often leaving people feeling powerless, in increasing pain and

extreme exhaustion. It affects 1 in 200 people in the UK – twice as many as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s. If left untreated, it can permanently fuse the spine and joints. Yet, diagnosis takes too long an average 8.5 years. And thousands of people with axial SpA receive little or no support. Just £10 can help one person with axial SpA get the support they desperately need.


About NASS

Axial SpA may work silently. But we don’t. Our mission is to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with axial SpA so everyone can live well with it. We campaign to transform diagnosis and treatment. We provide support to empower people living with the condition.