Name:

Neal Schneider

Country of residence:

USA

Age:

79

Occupation:

Funeral Director

What is your relationship with your MS walking partner?

She is my daughter (Lori Schneider)

How has a diagnosis of MS affected your relationship with your walking partner?

It didn’t change anything.

What are your current views/feelings of your MS walking partner’s life with Multiple Sclerosis?

She faces it head on and does a wonderful job

handling it.

What has motivated you to take part in the Kilimanjaro climb and to be a walking partner for people with MS?

She asked me to do it again and I felt it was an honor for me to be asked to be her partner.

What is your previous experience of hiking/climbing?

We climbed Kilimanjaro 18 years ago together and followed in 1999 by climbing Aconcagua where Lori summated and I reached 18,600 feet.

How do you plan to support your MS walker companion during the Kilimanjaro climb?

Just by trying to keep up!

What hopes/aspirations do you have before and after the Kilimanjaro climb?