motor neurone disease
Rugby legend Kevin Sinfield’s MND running campaign arrives at GAA home of Anto Finnegan
Sinfield has raised over £15million since starting out with his fundraising attempts following his teammate Rob Burrow’s MND diagnosis on 2019, and his death in June of this year
Kevin Sinfield joins sea of Santas to continue Rob Burrow’s legacy in challenge
The rugby great was speaking at the Liverpool Santa Dash event.
Kevin Sinfield’s latest challenge a ‘fitting tribute’ to Rob Burrow – William
The week-long running challenge will take Sinfield from Liverpool to Manchester via Wrexham, Gloucester, Belfast, Glasgow, Hull and Northampton.
Kenny and Gabby Logan travel in tractor to Doddie Weir MND charity event
At the event, more than £100,000 was raised in an auction hosted by former England rugby international-turned-broadcaster Martin Bayfield.
Scientists receive funding for development of MND treatment
The condition is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder leading to wasting, paralysis and eventual death from respiratory failure.
Actor Michael Patrick on finding humour amid MND in the Tragedy of Richard III
Actor Michael Patrick is currently in the role of his life, playing Richard III at the Lyric Theatre. He tells Gail Bell about the emotional toll, how his MND is helping bring an authenticity to the part, his hopes for a new drug trial and how humour will always see him through
Mother pleaded to be ‘put to sleep’, says daughter who backs assisted dying
Joy Roberts said her mother was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease at the age of 89 during 2020.
Rob Wainwright hosts ‘Doddie Discofest’ to raise funds for MND research
The event takes place this week on the island of Coll.
Drugs which switch on vitamin A in the body may stave off MND, research suggests
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen led the study.
Rob Burrow’s wife accepts JustGiving award recognising his fundraising work
Lindsey Burrow said her late husband ‘was a beacon of hope and inspiration to so many people’.