All news on the topic: Motor neurone disease

Sam Hayden-Harler vowed to life life to the full after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease - and he got to visit set of soap opera as current plot mirrors his health issue

“We want them to absolutely rip into it, give it everything you’ve got - otherwise you end up with a load of regrets for the rest of your life”

Former Leeds Rhinos Rugby League player and dad-of-three Rob Burrow was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in December 2019 and given two years at most to live

Diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2019 and given two years at most to live, Rob Burrow, 41, his wife Lindsey, 40, and their friend Kevin Sinfield have been chosen as winners of a Special Recognition Award at the Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards

Alex Rutherford has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and was told he has just three years to live after spending 20 years in love with his partner Nikki

The rugby league legend was diagnosed in 2019, when many people did not know what the illness meant - but now his wife Lindsey says people don’t have to explain it thanks to Rob

Charlotte Parker thought she had carpal tunnel but was diagnosed with a deadly disease nine months after giving birth and is now trying to create "happy memories" with her young family

Sometimes this can be due to a lack of knowledge of the part of the patient but some conditions can have very few symptoms or show symptoms that look like another illness, causing delays in treatment

Connie Meyer-Ping, 80, often gets told her she's aging 'backwards' and compared to film character Benjamin Button as she looks less than half her age and even gets ID'd for alcohol

Jason Liversidge stole the hearts of the nation when he appeared on DIY SOS back in 2015, two years after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and left 95 per cent paralysed

Sandra has been left devastated by the loss of long-term partner Bryan Randall, who died aged 57 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), after she had nursed him through illness

Bryan Randall, the longtime partner of Hollywood star Sandra Bullock, has died at the age of 57, three years after he begun battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a fatal type of MND

Struggling to do up buttons on shirts or trousers, as well as finding it difficult to undo jars or dropping things could be an early symptom of motor neurone disease

There will be romance in the air for pair of Coronation Street residents while another will have their relationship tested in next week's episodes

Disability living allowance (DLA) is a benefit given to those with certain disabilities, such as those with mobility issues or who need specific care, and could be worth more than £400 a month

Tom Stevenson played Non-League football for Solihull Borough and Tamworth FC, before raising awareness of Motor Neurone Disease during a decade-long health battle

Tommy sought help after experiencing slurred speech and difficulties walking which prompted a referral to a specialist, and multiple tests, before the 80-year-old received his diagnosis in 1997.

On a night where the Super League club did their utmost to raise awareness of motor neurone disease and Burrow was in attendance, former team-mate explains how special it was to then go and thrash Huddersfield Giants 54-0

The former Lionesses skipper was not included in England's 23-player Women's World Cup squad despite an impressive return to form and injuries to key players

Steve Wharton, from Plymouth, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2020 after the dad-of-two began to notice he was limping shortly after the birth of his second child

Rugby League star Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2019, was joined by his children for the juniors race ahead of Sunday's Leeds 10K event

Rob O'Hara discovered he was dying after losing grip in his left hand just weeks before the birth of his son - now the 33-year-old is unable to walk or talk unassisted

Former England and Arsenal footballer Ian Wright has become an OBE for services to football and charity

Lee Brennan, 44, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and his body wasted away from that of a strong rugby player to "skin and bones" according to his devastated daughter

The Labour frontbencher has written to the Honours and Appointments Secretariat calling on officials to 'set aside any traditional timescales between honours' to honour the rugby league legends