Motor Neurone Disease Association
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks the upper and lower motor neurones.
Degeneration of the motor neurones leads to weakness and wasting of muscles, causing increasing loss of mobility in the limbs, and difficulties with speech, swallowing and breathing.
The Jersey branch of the MND Association was formed in the spring of 1991 during the illness of Miss Rosemary A'Court of Motorneurone Disease. Donations in her memory helped towards starting up the Jersey Branch which is formally registered with the Association of Jersey Charities.
Their role is not only to provide equipment and advice but also to provide qualified volunteer visitors who will call on a regular basis and give support both practical and emotional to people with MND and their families. With this in mind, they support local nurses who are likely to come into contact with people with MND by financing their attendance at Study Courses on the Mainland.
The majority of people with MND are cared for in their own homes and great importance is therefore placed on giving local support. The Jersey branch do all they can to improve the quality of life of those affected and provide vital equipment wherever it is needed. They are affiliated to the United Kingdom Charity but have entire control over any funds raised. Each year, funds permitting, they donate a sum of money to a specific research project in the hope that one day not only a cause of the disease can be found but also a treatment and cure
Website: www.mndjersey.org
