Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

For the vast majority, Motor Neurone Disease, MND (or ALS as it is known to some parts of the world) is a death sentence & for some it is a lifetime of reliance on others.

Sadly, for my Pops, his fate was the former & a little over a year after his formal diagnosis, he died.

Until it hit our family like a thunderbolt, I knew nothing of what MND/ALS was - a progressive disease that attacks the nerves in the brain and spinal cord, which means messages gradually stop reaching muscles, which leads to weakness and wasting.

MND can affect how you walk, talk, eat, drink and breathe. Although there is currently no cure for MND, symptoms can be managed to help achieve the best possible quality of life...

...& that is why I'm putting myself through The London Marathon, a mere 10 years after the first/last time!

All the money raised will go to help those who are suffering from or affected by MND & also support further research into this horrendous, indiscriminating illness.

So, from all of them & from me - Thank you! xxxxx

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