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• Nerves & brain >> Motor Neurone Disease >> Carers >> Dick - Interview 42 >> After Di's death he felt she was both present and absent. It has changed his beliefs about death. Friends and his stepson were supportive, and the hos

Dick was married to Di, who was diagnosed with MND two and a half years ago (2004). She died 6 months ago, aged 64.

• Nerves & brain >> Motor Neurone Disease >> ALS- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/MND aged 65+ >> Cordelia - Interview 13 >> Her consultant has reassured her about what the end of life will be like. She has some faith, but death is hard to come to terms with. She feels frigh

Cordelia was diagnosed a year ago (2005) with MND after investigations for other conditions including spinal muscular atrophy. She now has considerable muscle weakness.

• Nerves & brain >> Motor Neurone Disease >> ALS- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/MND aged 50-64 >> Marcelin - Interview 37 >> Religion is not important to him, but he believes in some kind of entity. He sees illness and death as important parts of nature and he is not afraid.

Marcelin was diagnosed over three years ago (in 2003), after several years of weakness in his arms, and later his legs. He now uses a wheelchair. His speech is unaffected. He continues to work full-time. (Partner Tess also interviewed, MND44).

• Nerves & brain >> Motor Neurone Disease >> Rarer forms - familial/inherited >> Liz - Interview 39 >> Her quality of life is still good, but she's starting to worry about what lies ahead. Her philosophy is that without death and disease we wouldn't see

Liz was diagnosed with inherited form of MND in 2004. (Her father and uncle both had MND). Weakness in her legs progressed to her arms; she is now in a wheelchair. Her speech is unaffected.

• Nerves & brain >> Motor Neurone Disease >> Carers >> Jenny - Interview 01 >> Her father had no religious belief and she didn't know how to console him. Our society is not good at talking about death.

Jenny is the daughter of a man who was diagnosed in 2001 with motor neurone disease at the age of 81, and who died 4 months later. He was ill for a year before diagnosis.