Thank you for visiting our page.  Not long now till the race !!!

Firstly, let me explain who the 27 members of ALAN'S ARMY are. At the moment its me, plus :-

Six family members - Viv Cuthbertson (Alan's sister), Ben and Tom Cuthbertson (Alan's nephews), Suzanne King (niece) and Helen Bowden (niece) and her husband, Richard.

Twenty friends  - Karen Sadler, Andrea Norris, Angela Jebson, Jackie Richards, Vikki and Steve Carter, Jo and Paul Blount, Christina and Chris Woolley, Jane McTigue, Sue Garfitt, Steve Lord, Elaine Jewitt, Simon and Rachel Beacham, Sally Black, Vicki Parker and Helen Whitehurst and Suzie Jones.

Another family member - Lindsey Gillett - is running 10k in Cumbria in October.  

Many of us (me included) are 1st time 10k runners.   

We would appreciate any donation you can give to spur us on.

Thank you very much.  Hazel Carter xx

ABOUT ALAN CARTER...

Alan is my much loved husband,. He is also a brother, son, uncle, great uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to many.

In May 2017, and completely out of the blue, his right arm stopped working properly.  After various scans and tests, on 21st November, at the age of 63, he was told he had Motor Neurone Disease (MND/ALS). Its a progressive, degenerative disease for which there is no cure. Normal life expectancy is 18 months. 

In December 2017 Alan left the company he created and directed for 20 years.  

By March 2018, he had given up skiing, golfing, hiking, and cycling - all the things that gave him joy in life. 

Since May 2018 he has been confided to a wheelchair. H is now dependent on a machine to help him breath and another machine to clear secretions from his lungs, because his breathing muscles have weakened.

At the moment he can still speak but in some cases people are left unable to communicate.  Recently he had a PEG (feeding tube) fitted in his stomach - just in case swallowing stops.

The only drug on the market is 22 years old. In some cases it slows down progression but many people cannot tolerate it. To help scientists find new drugs Alan has voluntarily given 32 vials of blood , had a 1 hour brain scan done and given spinal fluid via a lumber puncture.   He continues to look for ways to help find new treatments.

Despite everything Alan keeps smiling and never complains. 

WHAT WILL DONATONS BE USED FOR?

Of the funds raised, 50% will be used to provide local support (to all people living with MND in Solihull/Birmingham area), and the balance will go to MNDA central, which is where funding for new treatments comes from.  

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