Emma MacLennan

Alex Ward Fund

Fundraising for My Name'5 Doddie Foundation
£25,261
raised of £250,000 target
In memory of Alex Ward
My Name'5 Doddie Foundation

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We fund research and raise awareness of MND to help anyone touched by MND.

Story

Our son Alex Ward was committed to public service and helping others. In February 2020 he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of MND, caused by a gene mutation. He rapidly lost the ability to walk, eat, speak, move, and finally breathe. In July 2020 he passed away, aged just 31. MND is more common than you think - affecting 1 in 300 people over their lifetimes.

We are raising funds for ground-breaking Gene Therapy research  into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) to help end MND. 

This funding is being done via the My Name's Doddie Foundation, a charity set up by Doddie Weir which is focussed on finding a cure for this cruel disease. They will expedite our funds being utilised in the best way possible and according to our wishes.

You can learn more about Alex here: www.alexwardfund.org

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About the charity

My Name'5 Doddie Foundation

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We are My Name'5 Doddie Foundation and we're absolutely committed to our goal: A World Free of MND. We will leave no stone unturned in the relentless pursuit of this goal as we fund, guide and enable the smartest, most efficient MND research to catalyse a cure for motor neuron disease.

Donation summary

Total raised
£25,260.06
+ £148.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£17,659.21
Offline donations
£7,600.85

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