Cycling challenge for family of girl with life-limiting disease

CRAIG'S 4,750-MILE TRIP RAISING FUNDS FOR MORE ACCESSIBLE HOME

- By SOFIE JACKSON

Emily Atkin, pictured before her tragic diagnosis with Juvenile Batten Disease in January 2022

A MAN is cycling 4,750 miles across Scandinavia and Southern Europe to raise money for the family of a Cottingham girl with a life-limiting disease.

Emily Atkin, 13, was diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease - a rare genetic condition which causes sufferers to lose their sight, speech and mobility skills over time - four years ago.

Since then, Emily has become blind and people outside her family struggle to understand her speech. While she can still walk, it is very challenging and she hates going up and down slopes.