Edit: On 19th Jan 2015 mum passed away after a 3 year battle with Motor Neurone Disease.

In April 2012, mum was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. At the time it's fair to say I knew little/nothing about the disease. Essentially your motor neurones die off, leaving you unable to move your muscles. Unfortunately there is no cure for this disease.

Mum went from being fit and active to wheelchair bound in around 18 months and in recent times speech and breathing have become more and more difficult. 

In an effort to increase awareness and funding for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, me and my brother Dan have competed in a number of triathlons over the last three years but in March we're taking on our biggest challenge to date - climbing Mount Kilimanjaro; a third of people who attempt this, fail.

Any donations you can give will be greatly appreciated and will help us boost mum's fighting fund, already at £36k. More importantly, your donations will fund much needed research and hopefully bring an end to this currently incurable disease.

http://www.mndassociation.org/get-involved/fundraising/Fightback+Funds/Fightback+Fund+Totals

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.