Monthly Archives: September 2012

Harry Redknapp manages at a fundraiser for Motor Neurone Disease.

Thanks to @SteveBaileyEcho

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‘Who will look after our children?’

‘Who will look after our children?’ Mother and father contemplate leaving their son and daughter orphans after BOTH are diagnosed with a terminal illness. He was diagnosed in April with the progressive condition which attacks the nerves in the brain … Continue reading

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World Map September 2012

Slowly but surely my blog is proliferating country borders and has now been viewed in 39 countries!!! That includes every continent except Antarctica. Thanks to everyone who has helped spread it so far, and hopefully the awareness of the horrendous ‘secret’ … Continue reading

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MND Raffle

MND Raffle results are out: http://www.mndassociation.org/get-involved/fundraising/raffle-2012 I didn’t win but…I may have donated funds that find a cure, so everybody wins. This year’s raffle closed on 31st August and was drawn on 7th September. The winners are: 1st prize – £4,000 … Continue reading

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Project for Awesome

A teenagers account of Motor Neurone Disease and how it affected him when his Nana was diagnosed. Youtube Comments: My Father passed away from that illness 4 years ago. It wasn’t until he was diagnosed with it that I actually … Continue reading

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One Day at a Time

This film tells part of the story of the last few weeks of John’s life with MND. Shortly after Easter 2003, we started to film him for a BBC Video Nation project. The film shows some of John’s daily activities, … Continue reading

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The Science behind the Disease

Some of the Youtube comments are as follows: This is so interesting, but I feel that to get people’s interest in what is absolutely brilliant, you must split the video up into at least four parts. Great explanation! Helps with … Continue reading

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The Neurodegenerative Diseases Initiative [Wellcome Trust]

Three bold new research programmes focusing on devastating neurodegenerative diseases – Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and motor neurone disease – have received major funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council. In this video Professor Christopher Shaw at … Continue reading

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