A woman from Holsworthy, is taking on March for Migraine this month and walking an epic 190,000 steps to raise money for The Migraine Trust, the UK’s leading migraine charity. 

Eileen Ayers’ march will take her over 95 miles across Devon, with 190,000 steps representing the number of migraine attacks that take place in the UK every day. 

A migraine attack can be very debilitating, and symptoms include severe head pain, nausea and vomiting, sensitivity to light, and visual disturbances. 

Eileen lives with chronic migraine, which involves at least 15 days of head pain each month with migraine symptoms on at least eight of those days.

Explaining why she has decided to take part in March for Migraine and raise money for The Migraine Trust, Eileen said:

“I’m taking part in March for Migraine as I’m a chronic migraine sufferer and I know how much impact migraine can have on your life. Migraine has changed the shape of my life and reduced what I can manage to do each day as I struggle to manage my day through daily pain and migraine symptoms. I take medication which only takes the edge off my symptoms. So I’ll be making my dogs happy as we march together in the early mornings and evenings for people with migraine.” 

Thanking Eileen for her generous support, Rob Music, chief executive of The Migraine Trust, said: “We are in awe and so grateful to Eileen for taking on the March for Migraine challenge to help people affected by migraine. Walking 190,000 steps in a month is no mean feat, particularly for someone living with migraine. She is a true inspiration and her efforts will not only raise crucial awareness but also help support the 10 million people in the UK living with this complex and often overlooked brain disease.

“We wish Eileen all the very best as she embarks on the challenge and thank her for stepping out this March to help people with migraine.”

If anyone would like to help people affected by migraine you can support Eileen’s fundraising for The Migraine Trust at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Eileen-Ayers.

To find out more information about migraine and how The Migraine Trust can help manage it, or how to support the charity, go to migrainetrust.org