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Okay, it's not me that needs your money, it's people living with multiple sclerosis (MS).

After we survived last year's swim, we're again swimming in the Fitzroy 24 Hour Mega Swim, a 24 hour relay. My contribution will be somewhere between two and three hours of swimming over the 24 hours (plus hours of counting other people swimming up and down). Rachel will do a couple of hours too.

The aim of the swim is to raise funds for people affected by multiple sclerosis, the most common disease of the central nervous system. MS strikes young adults (the average age of diagnosis is 30) and over 20,000 Australians are affected. The ratio of women to men is 2:1. It's a crappy disease to get.

I don't ask for money often, and never for myself. If you feel so inclined, please take a moment to visit my fundraising page and consider giving a secure donation (there's a donation button on the right hand side of the page).

A tax deductible receipt will be emailed to you when the transaction has been completed. That's good in Australia, does anyone know if it counts overseas as well?

Tomorrow night, I'm part of a team, that's part of an event, to raise money for people affected by multiple sclerosis. Each team has to swim continuously for 24 hours, and encourage people to sponsor them to do so. I'm swimming two hours, from 4.30am to 5.30am Saturday morning, and 3pm to 4pm Saturday afternoon, and hope to cover 6km in that time. If you're in Melbourne, you can drop into the Fitzroy pool and cheer.

If you've ever enjoyed anything you've read on this blog, or you'd like to help make the lives of people suffering from MS a little easier, please consider donating. I'll happily accept any amount, even a couple of bucks.

You can donate on my megaswim page.

Europeans get 2 for 1 deal!! Americans get 3 for 2 deal!!

That's right, if you're earning USDs or Euros, your money buys more Australian dollars, because the exchange rate is working in your favour! So a couple of bucks for you will make more of a difference here.

Did you know?

• The average diagnosis of MS is 30 years old.
• MS affects three times as many women as men.