Mountain trek will help fund MND research
A Moray couple are planning a fundraising Himalayan trek to help the fight for life of their daughter Lucy.
Lucy, who was just 19 when she was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, is the first sufferer after diagnosis to fall pregnant and to naturally deliver her son, LJ.
Despite her condition leaving her in a wheelchair, Lucy – who celebrated LJ’S first birthday earlier this month
– has raised nearly £200,000 to find help find a cure for the disease.
And now, in the weeks after scientists in Edinburgh revealed a staggering breakthrough that could not only halt, but reverse the symptoms of the disease, Lucy’s 57-year-old parents, Robert and Lydia Lintott, are planning a six-day fundraising trek in the Himalayas to give the research fund a boost.
Robert, from Fochabers, said: “We always had hope in our hearts that a cure would be found in time to save Lucy, but this latest research
which shows it could be possible to not only stop but reverse the damage already done, goes beyond our wildest dreams. LJ would have a mum to grow up with and his dad Tommy would grow old with the love of his life.
“But this is not just for Lucy. It’s for the people all over the world who are already suffering this horrible disease, the ones who already have it but don’t yet know, and those who will get it in the future.”
Lucy said: “I want to see my little boy grow up but it’s something I knew might not be possible, until now. With this breakthrough I have a new chance at life.”
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