My Story

I used to hate running, I REALLY hated running. But here I am now planning to run London marathon 2023! I am going to do this in memory of my mum and to raise money for the MND Association. In April it will be 5 years since I lost my mom to this incurable disease...

Motor neurone disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), affects the nerves called motor neurones in the brain and spinal cord. These nerves tell your muscles what to do. Once the neurones are damaged, the muscles waste away, and with them the ability to move, speak, swallow and, ultimately, breathe. Doctors consider it the worst disease in medicine, not least because of their own inability to offer effective treatment.

MND is a severely life-shortening condition for most people. It kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis. My mom was diagnosed in summer 2015 and passed away in the spring of 2018. 

The more money goes into the research of what causes MND the higher chances are that the workable treatment will be offered sooner and many lives will be saved. 

It would mean a lot to me if you support the MND Association via donating here, sharing their page on social media, spreading the word about the disease because increasing awareness really does mean increasing someone’s life in this case.

Thank you all.