Ride for MND

Having lost my step-mother to this horrible disease, I am doing this ride to raise much needed funds and awareness for MND

This disease not only affects the person with the disease but all family and friends, the physical and emotional toll on everyone involved is quite demanding as this is a 24hr 7 day a week commitment to provide care and support



So what is MND?

Nerve cells (neurones) control the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow. Motor neurone disease (MND) is the name given to a group of diseases in which these neurones fail to work normally. Muscles then gradually weaken and waste, as neurones degenerate and die.

Facts on MND.

-MND is a progressive, terminal neurological disease
-MND can strike anyone
-There is no known cure and no effective treatment for MND
-Each day in Australia two people die from MND
-Each day in Australia two people are diagnosed with MND
-People with MND progressively lose the use of their limbs and ability to speak, swallow and breathe, whilst their mind and senses usually remain intact
-Average life expectancy is 2.5 years*
-More than 2,000 people have MND in Australia of whom 60% are male and 40% are female*
-Mean time from onset to confirmation of diagnosis is 10 to 18 months*
-Prevalence of MND in 2015 was 8.7 per 100,000 people or 1 per 11,434 Australians*
-Approximately 58% of people with MND are under the age of 65*
-The total cost of MND in Australia was $2.37 billion in 2015. This equates to $1.1 million per person*
-For every person diagnosed with MND it is estimated that a further 14 members of their family and their friends will live with the effect of MND forever

So please share this with all family and friends and lets raise awareness and some much needed funds to help smash this disease