Former Mail reporter hides orange hearts around Harborough to mark MS Awareness Week

Finders are encouraged to post pictures of the hearts on social media and tag #invisible40 to promote MS Awareness this week.

A former Harborough Mail Reporter has hidden over 20 knitted hearts around the town to mark MS Awareness Week (April 22-28).

Multiple Sclerosis hasn’t stopped Jemma Redden from walking, and she is on a mission to complete 5,000 miles over five years for the MS Society.The 38-year-old was diagnosed with the neurological condition 15 years ago which impacts the brain and spinal cord – and affects one in 500 people in the UK.

Jemma, who lives in Harborough, has completed 3,288 miles towards her walking challenge she calls #Invisible40.

Despite being diagnosed with MS 15 years ago, Jemma is on a mission to walk 5,000 miles over five years for the MS Society.

She said: “MS is mostly an invisible condition and when I started the challenge I was 35 and wanted to celebrate the fact that my legs still worked. So I aimed high and set the challenge for five years to mark my 40th. Hence why it’s called #Invisible40.”

Jemma has left the hearts, handmade by her mum, hidden around the district inside see-through bags with a poem reading “Invisible hues paint my story untold, MS Awareness Week, let’s be bold! Take me home, spread word far and wide, with #Invisible40, let’s walk side by side!”

There is a QR code with each heart linking to Jemma’s JustGiving page.

Finders can post a picture on social media and tag #Invisible40 to help promote MS Awareness Week.

Jemma’s challenge, #Invisible40 aims to raising awareness and funds for the MS Society

by walking 5,000 miles over five years between September 2020 and September 2025.

For more information and to donate please visit Jemma’s JustGiving page.