Portrait no.2 View this post on Instagram No.2 of 26 for @26miles4mnd Dan Pallett is a BBC sports journalist who worked with Miles at the BBC’s Birmingham studios. His father developed MND and died in December 2013 – less than eighteen months after diagnosis. “I knew something was up when my Dad was slurring his words slightly on Christmas Day BEFORE having a drink. And in February I knew something serious was happening when I saw my Dad lift his right leg as he got into the car. But it was still devastating news in the summer when MND was confirmed. It’s a death sentence with no hope of a cure with incredibly tough challenges ahead for everyone. The worst thing was that it’s so humiliating. Firstly his loss of voice was tough for a man who never stopped talking. Food and drink went from being a pleasure to a messy saliva drooling chore and then to being fed through a tube to the stomach. And eventually a fit and active man needed to be winched in and out of bed and needed everything doing for him no matter how personal. And yes I mean going to the toilet and cleaning up afterwards. The whole thing is horrific and you’d go to prison if you let an animal go through such suffering.” www.justgiving.com/fundraising/26miles4mnd #mnda #mnd #running #marathon #tallinnmarathon #danpallett A post shared by 26miles4mnd (@26miles4mnd) on Aug 14, 2018 at 10:47pm PDT Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related
