A Heckington woman, who can't walk unaided, has completed a 2.1km challenge for charity.
Amy has a rare genetic disease called Gillespie syndrome
Last updated 12th Nov 2020
Amy Hodson, from Heckington, has a rare genetic disease called Gillespie syndrome, making her unable to walk unaided.
Yesterday, she completed a 2.1km walk alongside her dog, Kip to raise money for the poppy appeal.
Amy, who set the challenge for herself, did laps of her street over the course of 5 days to meet her goal.
Her condition means she can't walk by herself and can only walk short distances with her walking frame.
Amy set a target of ÂŁ50, but has already raised ÂŁ1,340 pounds, from doing her 5 day challenge.
Mandy Hodson, her mum said:
"With Amy's condition, she has to work really hard and obviously she doesn't walk every day, so she's made this a special thing to actually walk."
"We are so proud of her, so so proud of her."
After completing the challenge, Amy said:
"I'm really proud of myself, I'm really entusiastic"
"I'm a military child so I wanted to do this."
"I was really proud of myself doing it, like hitting my target mark. I just really wanted to do it for a good cause."
"It was like pushing for a goal. Day 2 was really hard though."
But, the challenge doesn't stop there for Amy.
She hopes her story will go on to inspire other people to do something amazing and says she'll be doing more challenges too.