For 97 days I have sat in my kayak, raising money for the benefit of people living with rheumatoid arthritis and supporting the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) by paddling around the UK mainland. That's 570 hours on the water, 2,223 miles and 2,050,200 paddle strokes! Finished, fin, finire!!!

Today I'm enjoying a well deserved day off, having made the most of the gorgeous weather we had, and in less than five weeks, conquered Scotland.

In my last blog I was telling you about the difficulties I had already encountered and foolishly I said, "I expect to encounter even...

Unlike many, from an early age I was aware of what rheumatoid arthritis is. My auntie Maureen always struggled with everyday living and it was her daily battle with this incurable disease that inspired me to choose a career in medicine, specialising in rheumatology.

Having watched Maureen suffer as...