A Scottish snowboarder hopes to become a “beacon of hope” after being announced as the first snowsports athlete with MND to compete in the Winter Paralympics... The 38-year-old, from Edinburgh, was diagnosed with MND in 2018.
Eric Dane starred as Dr Mark Sloan in Grey's Anatomy but has died after a long battle with motor neurone disease which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord ... .
“Even when he couldn’t travel to away matches, they made sure he had the match programme and could follow along at home. They never forgot him. Now I want to help other people cherish the memories that football can give.” ... .
Mark Sommerville and 60 supporters demonstrated outside the Scottish Parliament last week highlighting a lack of awareness of the rapidly progressive life-limiting disease ... .