Suzanne Despard

Suzanne's Poetry Marathon for MND : writing 26 poems in a day

Fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease Association
£1,852
raised of £260 target
by 94 supporters
We fund care, campaigning and research to achieve a world free from MND

Story

Hi all and thank you for visiting this page! As many of you know, MND is the cruelest of diseases, it takes away your ability to walk talk feed and eventually breathe 😢it also took away my amazing inspirational mum Mary who was my best friend in the whole world! Not a day goes by when I don’t wish she was here with us all watching her wonderful grandchildren who she never got to meet. This story isis the same for Dianne Cleary and her wonderful Family who also had to watch their mum as MND cruelly took her too. And yet, here we are, 12 years on from my mum and there is still no treatment, no cure. But there are still victims!! My brave and totally inspirational friend Bridget Fox is now fighting MND,  with gladiator strength, through these really tough times during the Corona crisis. There is very little any of us can do to cheer Bridget up at the moment as we can’t visit and the three of them are finding this their toughest challenge yet!  Bridget won’t give and smiles her way through this horrific time.....  this challenge might just give her Something to smile about in these very tough times. Thank you all once again for supporting me in fundraising for mnd. I feel duty bound never to give up... just like the 3 gladiators in the picture above!!  Love and sincere thanks Suzanne x x wish me luck! Where to start!! 🤷🏻‍♀️🙈

About the charity

The MND Association focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those living with or affected by MND in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you or a loved one need practical or emotional support, call our Connect Helpline on 0808 802 6262, Mon to Fri between 10am and 4pm.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,852.00
+ £388.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,852.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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