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I am running the Virgin London Marathon in 2027 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association , in memory of my late grandmother who died of this terrible disease over 30 years ago

MND is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks the upper and lower motor neurones.

Degeneration of the motor neurones leads to weakness and wasting of muscles, causing increasing loss of mobility in the limbs, and difficulties with speech, swallowing and breathing.

The muscles first affected tend to be those in the hands, feet and mouth.

A person’s lifetime risk of developing MND is up to 1 in 300

Six people per day are diagnosed with MND in the UK

It affects up to 5,000 adults in the UK at any one time

Around 35% of people with MND experience mild cognitive change, which can cause issues in executive functions such as planning, decision-making and language

A further 15% of people with MND show signs of frontotemporal dementia which results in more pronounced behavioural change

It kills a third within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis

It kills six people per day in the UK, this is just under 2,200 per year.

Any donations will be greatly appreciated

Thank you

Paul.