How your money can help
Here are just a few of the ways your fundraising helps to ensure people with MND are supported and cared for today, and helps to fund research that will change things in the future.
Here are just a few of the ways your fundraising helps to ensure people with MND are supported and cared for today, and helps to fund research that will change things in the future.
How your money can help
Here are just a few of the ways your fundraising helps to ensure people with MND are supported and cared for today, and helps to fund research that will change things in the future. - Currently 5,000 people in the UK are living with MND. £15 provides an information pack to help a newly diagnosed person learn more about their illness and the support that’s available during a very difficult time.
- Disease investigation needs hundreds of basic items. A bottle of culture medium costs £12, 100 microscope slides cost £5 and 500 pipettes cost £37 – everyday essentials for a scientist.
- When MND makes walking difficult or impossible, the stairs at home might just as well be a mountain. £50 covers the monthly rental of a stair lift to help someone with MND.
- The MND Association DNA Bank and Clinical Database is collecting DNA samples from people with MND. £176 pays for the equipment needed to extract DNA from 50 blood samples – a vital process that allows the DNA to be used for research into the underlying causes of the disease.
- People with MND can need round-the-clock care. A Professional Night Carer costs £250 – giving the regular family carer a chance to relax for a welcome good night’s sleep once in a while.
- MND leaves some people unable to speak. A special keyboard-generated voice machine called a ‘Lightwriter’ costs around £2,200 but it’s a small price to pay to give someone back their power of speech and communication.
