MND Matters Episode 34: Behind the curtain with Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney
Eighteen months after announcing his diagnosis of MND, actor and writer Michael Patrick gives us an insight into his starring role in a special adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III – in which Richard receives a diagnosis of MND. Alongside friend and creative partner Oisín Kearney, Michael talks about how moments of the play hold up a mirror to his own MND experiences, and the pair give host Domonique a trip down memory lane to relive their past successes, including the award-winning play and BBC3 series, My Left Nut.
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MND Matters Episode 33: Q&A with Coronation Street’s Dan Brocklebank and Peter Ash
Coronation Street actors Dan and Peter answer your questions in this special episode of MND Matters. Go behind the scenes of Peter’s award-winning portrayal of Corrie character Paul, who was diagnosed with MND in 2023, and hear more about how Dan’s personal connection to the disease influenced playing the role of Paul’s husband and carer, Billy.
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MND Matters Episode 32: Caring for someone with MND
"One of the things we’ve said is - as long as we laugh more times than we cry, we're winning.”
Carers of people with motor neurone disease (MND) often face significant emotional and financial challenges.
In this episode, released during Carers Week 2024, Martyn shares his personal experience as an unpaid carer for his wife Anna, who was diagnosed with MND in May 2023.
As part of our MND Guarantee campaign, we are calling on the next government to do a full review of the support currently available to unpaid carers. Unpaid carers are the backbone of support for people with MND, and the financial support they receive does not reflect the contribution they make. We want this to change.
You can urge your MP candidates to sign the MND Guarantee by taking part in our e-action – it will only take a few minutes.
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MND Matters Episode 31: Tanya Arnold sits down with Tanya Curry
Sports journalist and West Yorkshire branch patron Tanya Arnold sits down with Chief Executive Tanya Curry, who recently marked one year in post at the MND Association. I In this episode, Tanya discusses her tenure so far, her passion for supporting people affected by MND and her ambitions for the Association in 2024 and beyond.
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MND Matters Episode 30: The Love Inside - The Making of our Campaign
Have you seen our new awareness campaign, The Love Inside? In this episode, host Helen chats to the MND Association’s Director of External Affairs Chris James to find out more about the awareness campaign, the reasons behind exploring TV advertising for the first time in years and what the Association hopes to achieve from The Love Inside.
Also on the podcast is Mike and Zoe Sumner, who many of you might remember from Episode 9 of MND Matters: Dating after diagnosis. Mike and his wife Zoe star in some of The Love Inside adverts and they tell us what it was like to be involved and their hopes for the campaign.
You can watch our TV ad here.
The MND Matters podcast offers people living with and affected by motor neurone disease access to information, informal advice and expertise.
Created by the MND Association, the podcast will explore a wide range of subjects alongside people affected by MND. As well as being an extra information source for the MND community, MND Matters will also be a new tool for the Association to use to raise awareness among the wider community.
Find out more on our website www.mndassociation.org.
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