Fundraiser for Bournemouth man with motor neurone disease

A BOURNEMOUTH man who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease a year ago, is fundraising for a better quality of life for himself and his family. In June 2021, at the age of 36, James Smith was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Once a keen runner, he had previously completed a number of half marathons to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association but he never thought he would suffer from the debilitating disease himself. He said: “What started life as an innocent twitch in my arm has now slowly progressed into twitching in most of my upper body and now little to no strength in my arms and hands. “The progressive nature of this disease will eventually lead to me having no muscle strength and even the ability to swallow and, last of all, to breathe. “With no cure and little to no treatment available to help me, I have no choice but to research and find alternative medications from other countries. “The medicines from these countries have promising results in slowing down the progression of MND, but as you can imagine, these come at a considerable cost. “Still, I’m willing to try anything to help alleviate and…
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