Thanks for visiting our JustGiving page. We want to remove just one word from a sentence. “There is NOT a cure for Motor Neurone Disease”.

The MND Army is a group of family and friends that have a connection to MND, and a shared desire to cure it.

Half of those diagnosed die within 2 years, and average life expectancy is around 18 months. There is currently no cure for MND. We believe there will be.

Events include:

- Great North Run

- Hell Of the North Cotswolds (50k off road bike challenge)

- Helping MND Warrior legend Ian Flatt get to the top of Mount Snowdon (in a wheelchair)

- Fundraiser parties and auctions at The Duke (Woodstock), 3 Horseshoes (Witney) and Olde House (Chesterfield)

- Darts event

- Golf day

Thanks for your support!! Every pound makes a difference!!

Please read below for examples of our team and their loved ones:

Richard and Lorna's story:

"It's been 11 years since our Dad, Chris died. He was finally diagnosed with MND in 2012. Followed by the news that MND is always incurable and 100% untreatable.

Dad loved travelling and walking. He walked every week in his beloved Peak District and travelled to places after he retired. Such as the Inca Trail, Morocco, India and Nepal (including base camp Everest) and walked Table Mountain in South Africa. He was a massive Owls fan. He was a proud Grandad to 4 grandkids, and took them on adventures every day he saw them.

Then Dad was diagnosed with MND. He quickly lost the ability to walk unaided, and struggled to breathe and talk. The day before he died he had a feeding tube fitted. This was because he had lost 8 of his original 14 stone. He fought hard. He was our hero. We fight in his memory.

Stuart's story:

Stuart's much loved brother Spencer, known to all as Spenny, bravely passed away in August 2011 whilst still in his 40s from motor neurone disease. He left behind his wife Nicky and his two young sons Samuel and Isaac, who he loved unconditionally.

Spenny held a special place in the hearts of all who knew him, and this was reflected by having more than 750 people attend his funeral. He was many things to many people. A well-known and talented musician, a keen footballer, a loyal and trusted friend and always the party starter! Whilst living with this terrible disease, Spenny worked tirelessly to raise as much awareness of and money for the motor neurone disease association as possible.

Katrina's story:

My Grandma (as I knew her), but also known to others as Mum and Audrey Hartigan passed away in 2012. She had been unwell for a year or so, signs we put down to old age we know was MND. Her diagnosis eventually came only a few months shy of us leaving us. The deterioration was nevertheless shattering.