Motor Neurone Disease

Kia ora e te whanau

I was just going over our whakapapa and noticed that a lot of our Aunties & Uncles or Grand Aunties & Uncles passed away before the age of 50. How sad is that? Anyway my dad died when he was 39, my sister, and brother passed away in their early 40's, and I have another brother going through the same thing as them.

Motor Neurone is a wasting away of your muscles..eventually you may become blind, unable to walk assisted etc. It's not a very nice thing to see your whanau going through it. If you think anyone in your whanau maybe showing some signs of muscle wasting, or unable to walk unassisted please have them checked out.
Unfortunately it can't be cured but there is help out there for your families.

My family went for test years ago and we were told it's a genetic thing. I'm just so sad our families didn't get to watch some of our parents/grandparents/brothers or sisters grow old...all because of Motor Neurone.

Arohanui
Claire