Support Duncan Grant
Support Duncan as he competes in three 3km ocean swims, to raise money for Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust.
“I want to show others with MS what they can achieve with support and determination.”
Kia ora, my name is Duncan. I'm a 52-year-old passionate Manawatu local who happens to live in Auckland. I have two amazing daughters, and I've been a teacher for 25 years. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis more than three years ago, and I am fundraising for Mastering Mountains.
Support me by making a donation to the Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust.
Why I‘m Fundraising
With the support of Mastering Mountains, I want to complete three, 3km ocean swims: Bean Rock, the Auckland Harbour Crossing and The Mount Swim. Diana, Sophie and Lucy will be cheering me on, and I would love your support.
I chose this challenge as I love the ocean and the ocean swimming community. I had participated in these races before my diagnosis, and I wasn't sure I could ever do them again. In choosing to swim them, I want to prove to myself that my disease doesn't define me. And I want to show others what they can achieve with support and determination.
What I am constantly striving to change is the mindset, in myself and others, that a diagnosis of MS is the end. Through my challenge, I want to show that it is not: with the right mindset, medication, support, and health and wellbeing plan, diagnosis can be just the beginning.
I will use my journey to raise funds and awareness for other people with MS. Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust has given me a grant that gets me the specialist support I need to accomplish my goal. I want to enable others to get the help they need to enjoy the outdoors and achieve their adventure dreams.