Motor neurone disease is terminal – let’s stop punishing the sufferers

AS YOU'RE reading this, sit still. Imagine you can't get up. You can't lift your hand to scratch your nose. You can't pick up the cup of tea beside you. You can't roll your sleeves up. And you have no voice to ask for help. This is the reality for people living with motor neurone disease . It may be they haven't reached this stage yet – they may still be able to speak, or walk or move their arms.