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4. My first MNDA meeting

In my last blog, I wrote about my intention to go to the local Motor Neurone Disease Association’s bi-monthly meeting in Turners Hill, and I expressed my fears about how I would react to meeting others with MND for the first time.  My apprehension was increased by the fact that I had gone alone, as […]

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3. Clinical trials, lumbar punctures & an empty arm

I’d like to start by saying a big ‘thank you’ to all of you who sent messages of support, verbal or written, following my first two blogs.  It really has been wonderful to know that so many of you are taking an interest, and care enough to respond.  It’s not something I would have thought […]

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2. Setting out on the MND ‘journey’

When I was first diagnosed with MND, I began to read more about it, and came across references to it being ‘a journey’.  I didn’t really understand it at the time but I’ve come to appreciate the meaning as I’ve learnt more. MND is quite a rare condition.  It affects 1 person in 50,000. At […]

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1. Early symptoms & diagnosis

When Mitch asked me to write something about my personal experience of living with Motor Neurone Disease, I started by reflecting back 2 years, before I knew anything about MND, and certainly had no suspicion that it would affect me. I was a fit and active 64 year-old then.  I’d recently retired and was playing […]