Real Life Stories
ukAndy
I caught malaria whilst taking part in a charity bike ride across Africa and it wasn’t until 4 months after I got back that it actually kicked in. I woke up one morning feeling a little under the weather and thought that I may be suffering from Flu. For the next few days I had very little energy and was suffering from a very high fever every 48 hours or so. After a blood test I was eventually diagnosed with malaria and admitted to hospital where I quickly recovered on a simple course of Quinine.
My friend and I decided to cycle from John O’Groats to Lands End to support the fantastic work that Malaria No More UK are doing in Africa
I think where I went wrong was I didn’t complete my course of anti-malarial tablets when I returned home.
My friend and I decided to cycle from John O’Groats to Lands End in August in order to support the fantastic work that Malaria No More UK are doing in Africa. We hoped to raise £2,000 to help wipe out an entirely preventable disease – we managed to smash our target, raising over £2,500!
Thanks to everyone who supported us!
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