Chorleywood 90-year-old walks 100km in a month for charity.

Joyce Cook took on the challenge in aid of charity Cure Parkinson's, joined by 18 members of her family.

She chose the charity because of her son Will's close friendship with its founder, the late Tom Isaacs.

Joyce with her family. (Image: Cure Parkinson's)Joyce said: “It started when my son, Will, became involved in Cure Parkinson’s because his very best friend, Tom Isaacs, developed Parkinson’s when he was 26. I was also very fond of Tommy, and anything that helps Cure Parkinson’s is amazing.”

Will is also the former CEO and current Chairman of the Development Board for the charity. 

Joyce takes the final few steps of her challenge. (Image: Cure Parkinson's) During her month of walking, Joyce met with people affected by Parkinson's, handing out cards to explain her goal and the commitment of the charity to finding a cure.

She said: "It’s heartbreaking at times because you meet people who are affected by Parkinson’s. You meet different people who’ve got it, so that makes you more keen to carry on fundraising.”

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During October, Joyce walked 235,041 steps according to her FitBit, with the family combined trekking an astounding 2,932km over the course of the month.

As she neared her goal, Joyce took her family on a walking trip to her hometown of Llangollen in Wales.

After completing her challenge, the Chorleywood resident is already looking to the future, revealing that she's planning another trip to Wales this time next year.

Joyce and family with the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire Robert Voss (Image: Cure Parkinson's) Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Robert Voss CBE joined Joyce as she walked the final few kilometres of her journey. The Lord Lieutenant is also the patron of Cure Parkinson's.

The charity's CEO Helen Matthews, said: “Fundraising support is absolutely critical for the charity to enable us to achieve our goal. We aim to cure Parkinson’s and the only way we will do this is through the help of all our incredible supporters – it’s as simple as that!”

You can still donate to Joyce's fundraiser by visiting https://www.justgiving.com/page/joyce-cook-100km-october.