Pushing. By brute force. But always on the Camino enjoying the company, the landscapes and the people. This is how Silvia and Eric, mother and son living in Barcelona, will do the Portuguese Way from Vigo, starting yesterday morning from the Collegiate Church. Past, five stages, where there will be moments of excitement, of rest but also of accelerating the pace or even running. All because of multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease that Silvia suffers from and that He has her confined to a wheelchair. Eric, a great friend of sports, will be in charge of taking his mother through the most natural places in the province. Ahead, climbs, descents and leg pain, but you will not be alone. Discamino accompanies him and will even lend a hand to Eric when he needs it. They left Vigo yesterday around 10 am, Silvia in a chair specially designed for the occasion and provided by the Vigo association.
They are both used to playing sports together. To run marathons of more than 20 kilometers and several hours long. But this challenge is huge. “We never did a race for more than a day,” Eric noted. More than a challenge, he prefers to call it adventure, a characteristic that perfectly defines his mother:“She is very adventurous and always wanted to do the Camino.But for one reason or another, he didn't do it. I know you are very excited about it and we started planning it a year ago." Without rushing, but without pauses. With moments to jog, to walk, to observe the beauty of nature or to talk with other walkers and thus make multiple sclerosis visible. Let everything flow. "Doing the Camino in a wheelchair will attract attention, but it is important to know why“Many people still think that my mother suffers from ALS and that is not the case.”, assured Eric, who indicated that they will speak with all the pilgrims who cross their path and will shed a little light on the illness that his mother has suffered for 25 years. Of course, they will make a small 'trap' and not sleep in hostels. After each section completed, you will return to Caldas de Reis by car to rest and sleep there. Then, a car takes them back to their starting point in the morning.
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