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MND: Having the Right Wheelchair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIFiEOzvR3Q Watch motor neurone disease patient Liam and his wife Anna share their thoughts on having the right wheelchair at the right time. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

The Matt Bellina Story

Matt Belina, US Navy pilot was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2012. He and his wife are now actively trying to fight the barriers the FDA’s lack of approvals raise and prevent him from having access to experimental drugs he believes might save his life. Learn more…

Mark Maddox – My Story

In this video by the Motor Neurone Disease Association, meet “Mark Maddox, the soccer player who made 300 appearances for Altrincham FC and now has motor neurone disease (MND).” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

Mind Matters in Motor Neurone Disease

In this video from The University of Edinburgh, watch “Professor Sharon Abrahams, Personal Chair in Neuropsychology, deliver her inaugural lecture entitled Mind Matters in Motor Neurone Disease. In this lecture, Prof. Abrahams discusses her work with people living with a degenerative disease and in particular motor neurone disease. This…

Stephen Hawking: A Brief History of Myself

In this Channel 4 News video, Stephen Hawking talks about the documentary he both wrote and narrated, which traces his life from childhood to the present day. “It also covers his struggle with motor neurone disease and the toll that has taken on his personal relationships.” Learn more…

Can the Damaged Brain Repair Itself?

In this 2014 TEDTalk,  Siddharthan Chandran speaks about brain injury and the possibility of using special brain stem cells in new therapeutical approaches. Read more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…