14 years ago we lost our beloved grandad and father in law, Bob after his 3 year battle with motor neurone disease. Just 3 years ago, our dad and husband, Stephen, received his official diagnosis of the same debilitating condition.

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a progressive disease that attacks the motor neurones, or nerves, in the brain and spinal cord. This means messages gradually stop reaching muscles, which leads to weakness and wasting.

MND can affect how you walk, talk, eat, drink and breathe. However, not all symptoms necessarily happen to everyone and it is unlikely they will all develop at the same time, or in any specific order.

Although there is currently no cure for MND, symptoms can be managed to help achieve the best possible quality of life.

We need your support.

£120 could provide an overbed table, making it easier for someone with MND to eat, drink and read safely and comfortably in bed

£280 could fund the coordination of care for someone with MND at a Care Centre for a year

£500 could provide a tablet device with specialist communication software, allowing someone to communicate with loved ones.

We are running the 2024 Great North Run in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. We have pledged to raise a minimum of £1000 for this worthy cause which is so close to our hearts. Any donation, however small, will be gratefully received.