Blog

Insights, updates, and stories from mhsutton.me

Today I walked 24 km for Jennifer Dendor

Today I walked 24 km for Jennifer Dendor

"The frustration of not being able to scratch an itch, or turn over in bed as your body felt like it was made of lead, was gut wrenching." Here is Jennifer's story of how she manages a family with...

Today I walked 30 km for Jenna and Giselle Atkinson

Today I walked 30 km for Jenna and Giselle Atkinson

Dealing with ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia is not just your personal suffering and your loved ones'- but also the attitude of society: not taking you seriously as a disabled person. Jenna, Happy Birthday. I'm...

Today I walked 20 km for Ben Howell

Today I walked 20 km for Ben Howell

Ben Howell shares with us his story today about how he went from a very active person building a career in the fitness industry to not being able to exercise or leave the house. "Non-functional, li...

Today I walked 30 km for Maria Solano

Today I walked 30 km for Maria Solano

"Each day is a day working towards recovery and finding the strength I never knew I could have." - Maria When were you first diagnosed with ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia? 1998 What was your life like ...

I walked 29 km today for Brianna Sutton

I walked 29 km today for Brianna Sutton

"If I decide I want to go out because I'm having a great day, I have to plan the next day around the fact that I know that it won't be a good day."  Today's story is from Brianna, my daughter. When ...

Today I walked 20km for Joel Langton

Today I walked 20km for Joel Langton

Joel Langton is my best friend and he's the first person I'd like to dedicate my walk to. This is his story: When were you first diagnosed with ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia? 2009 What was your life ...

#MikesLongWalk: Join My Walk From Home

#MikesLongWalk: Join My Walk From Home

This Saturday - May 7th, my Long Walk on the Camino de Santiago will begin. As some of you know, I am doing this to raise awareness and funds for ME/CFS research (donate here if you haven't: https://w...

Planning a camino for a busy guy and his 31kg dog

Planning a camino for a busy guy and his 31kg dog

This post was written by Maria J Bellido. Maria is an awesome Virtual Assistant who helped Mike plan his Camino. She is super organised and a great executioner of plans and a fountain of creative solu...

An Open Letter To Berlin

An Open Letter To Berlin

Dear Berlin, I wish I could say it was lovely seeing you on my last visit, but sadly not - and therein lies the reason for this letter. We've had a mostly cordial relationship these last 5 years tha...

#MikesLongWalk: An update and my first training walk

#MikesLongWalk: An update and my first training walk

The Latest News It seems like ages since I committed to walking the Camino and raising money for ME/CFS activism and awareness. Quite a lot has happened over the last month. Here's the latest news: W...