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I am running the 2013 Loch Ness Marathon on 29th September in honour of Steve, my partner, who lived with MND for 2 years 7 months until March 2012.  Throughout these 31 months, Steve treated this rapidly progressive, disabling, terminal illness exactly as it deserved, by cramming as much into his shortened life as possible, always making time for his friends and never losing his sense of humour.

I promised Steve that I would run a marathon before I turned 40...so I had better get on with it!  He laughed at the very idea but here goes...please laugh along with him on 29th September and I promise not to get distracted by searching for Nessie!

The MND Association offers invaluable support to people living with MND, their friends and families.  They provide somewhere to turn at the point of diagnosis, practical advice and equipment to help people continue to live their lives, and so much more.  They also fund invaluable research to get closer to finding a cure and to increase the knowledge of health and social care professionals to better support anyone affected by MND.  I want to raise some money to help them continue this work.

Every donation makes a difference to a person living with MND.

-          £10 could provide an information pack for a person newly diagnosed with MND

-          £15 buys a specially adapted cutlery set

-          £25 could run the MND connect support and information line for an hour

-          £50 could pay for laboratory equipment for a day’s research

-          £150 could fund an expert researcher for a day

-          £300 could fund a respite care for a person with MND.

 

Thank you so much for any support you can give.

Heather