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MND SA in South Australia, Australia
Laurel Hospice at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia, Australia
In the simplest terms, MND attacks and kills the motor nerve cells within the brain and spinal cord, essentially destroying the means by which messages from the brain and spine are sent to control all the body’s voluntary muscles. When they are gone, the muscles waste away and die, taking with them the ability to move forever.
The disease marches on, trapping the sufferer within his or her own body, until the muscles that control breathing die, leading to a gradual suffocation and ultimately respiratory failure and death.
MND is uncommon but not rare. Recent statistics estimate there are approximately 2,200 people in Australia currently diagnosed with MND. 400 new cases are diagnosed each year and the average age of onset is 50 years old.