{"id":50834,"date":"2023-04-27T10:57:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T09:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=50834"},"modified":"2023-04-27T10:57:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T09:57:45","slug":"father-walks-100k-in-for-ms-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/04\/27\/father-walks-100k-in-for-ms-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Walks 100K for MS Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Rotherham father of two is walking 100 kilometres to raise money for MS awareness week, following his wife\u2019s diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Mason, 46, a professional golfer, will be walking and running across the week has raised nearly \u00a3500 for the MS Society, Sheffield and Rotherham Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His wife, Jo, 41, was diagnosed with MS nearly two years ago and has since had to stop working. She was formerly a music and drama teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cMore needs to happen because people don\u2019t know about this, and I think its because there aren\u2019t those communities, and it does affect a much smaller group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those wishing to donate to Ben\u2019s JustGiving Page can do so via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/crowdfunding\/ben-mason-3?utm_id=60&amp;utm_term=3xGxm7eG5\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MS awareness week final final\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JggpWn_JSY4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Rotherham father of two is walking 100 kilometres to raise money for MS awareness week, following his wife\u2019s diagnosis. 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