My lovely friend Lesley has got Motor Neurone Disease. It's called ALS in the US. It's what took Stephen Hawking, David Niven, Don Revie and blues man Lead Belly. Now it's taking Lesley but she's not going without a fight. There's no cure for this vile disease but scientists are constantly working to find one. There's only one drug approved for treatment but it's effect only adds a few months to life expectancy. 

MND causes loss of mobilty, speech and finally breathing function. I'll leave it to your imagination what that must be like when the brain is still good.

It can be quick, it can be slow and it can be anywhere in between. People with MND need support and that's where the Motor Neurone Disease Association step in. They have been a great help to Lesley and her family.

This help needs to be paid for and just as important is the MNDA's work towards finding treatments and a cure.

I'm aiming to raise £1000 for MNDA by walking/running 1000000 steps between 1st July and 30th September. UPDATE I've started well so I secretly want to do it in around 75 days but don't tell anyone.

All the sponsorship money will go to Lesley's Fightback against MND fund - she is aiming for £20000. The money all goes to MNDA for them to use as they need to but we are raising it in Lesley's name! 

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