Dear Colleague,
Motor Neurones Disease affects thousands of people, it can affect anyone at any stage of their lives, it is fatal, there is no cure. The suffering caused to individuals, families & friends is catastrophic. Help is required in many ways, research is paramount to finding a cure, ….research costs money !
Our aim is to raise £50,000 during the next 12 months for the Motor Neurones Disease Association. This money will go directly to support those most in need and help fund the research for a cure against MND. This is a huge challenge for VSG, but I firmly believe that together, with all our 3500 employees we can all make a significant contribution to raising the £50k.
if you want to get involved, this web site and our company magazine should give you all the information you need on organising your event. Whatever you need…we can help. Call Oliver or Lisa in the MND fundraising department (0845 8387630) and they will ensure you get everything you need to have successful event.
Go for it, it’s a great cause to support….
Good luck
Keith
Case Study: JACQUELINE
I was pregnant with my second child when I heard I had MND. I simply refused to believe it at first. I couldn't believe fate would be so cruel. I had a two-year-old daughter, another on the way and everything to live for.
"When Emily, my four year old, wants a cuddle, she gets up on my lap and pulls my arms round her. They keep me going sometimes, those cuddles."
Of course, you're forced to believe after a while. In my case, it was when I ended up in hospital with an emergency tracheotomy to help me breathe.
I'd probably still be there if it wasn't for the Association. I need to use a suction unit every day and the Association loaned me one so I could come home and be with my girls.
When Harriet was a little baby, the local Branch lent me a special sling so I could carry and feed her even though I was losing strength in my arms. The Association does everything it can to help me live how I want.
I'm not going to pretend the situation is ideal. MND is an awful disease. I can't use my arms any more. When Emily, my four year old, wants a cuddle, she gets up on my lap and pulls my arms round her. They keep me going sometimes, those cuddles.
I have drawn up a Living Will specifying that I want all available medical intervention. If I did not have my family or friends, and if I wasn't so young, then maybe I would say, "Right, now end it," but I personally have so much to live for.
And with research going on, who knows, maybe one day there will be a cure.
Case Study: Lucy Fountain
In November 2004, Lucy was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. MND usually strikes those in their fifties, making Lucy one of the youngest people with the condition in the UK. Sadly, Lucy lost her fight against MND on 27 April 2007 aged 25. Our thoughts are with her family and friends’.
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