HOW FAMILY COPE WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS
my children’s lifestyle, education and wellness with the difficulties that are ahead of us but I try to stay positive.
“I live in hope that research discovers a drug that can delay the progression of MND to buy me more time, to find a cure, so that I can be around for my family.”
Along with family and friends, Graeme has raised around £13,000 for MND Scotland and he has also been involved in a clinical trial.
He said: “Through my own research and inquiries I have been fortunate to become a participant in a trial of a drug at Kings College Hospital London in order to find a cure for MND.
“The trial has been uplifting, incredibly interesting and kept me positive. Without volunteers for trials, we will never find a cure or a way of slowing the disease progression.
“I’m no hero. There are risks but in order to find something and feel of worth I got involved. I would encourage fellow able sufferers to consider getting involved in a clinical trial.”