April 2019
MND Week 2019
We will kick off MND Week this year with the Illawarra Walk to d'Feet MND at Bulli on Sunday 5 May, then lots of sites across the week.
City2Surf
We are very excited to announce MND NSW and MND Australia will have a combined team in this year's City2Surf. We have limited spots available for the...
Congratulations Forbes
Congratulations Forbes! Our biggest Walk yet with 180 participants and $15,276 raised to date. A huge thank you to all our participants, fundraisers a...
New - MND Chat and Connect
Our members and their families are always welcome to call in and see us here at Gladesville. It is often a good opportunity to sit and chat as well as...
Five Australian patients to trial new brain reading device
A device the size of a small paperclip, created to give people with severe paralysis the ability to communicate again, has been approved for its first...
Riluzole now available on PBS in liquid form
The medication riluzole, which is often prescribed to people with motor neurone disease, is now available in liquid form under the Pharmaceutical...
MND NSW e-news April 2019
The MND NSW e-news April 2019 edition was emailed to members and subscribers on 10 April. You can read this edition here. Get the e-new...
New resources for carers on Carer Gateway
Carer Gateway provides information about the services and support available for people who care for someone with a disability, chronic illness, dement...
New cookbooks for people with dietary or swallowing needs
‘Don’t give me eggs that bounce’ and ‘It’s all about the food not the fork!’ are two new cookbooks by Peter Morgan-Jones that provide delightful nutri...
What is a home care package and who is eligible?
The term 'home care package' refers to a fixed amount of money allocated by the federal government to an older person to provide services which will e...
Professional football and MND – looking at the evidence
Folllowing the announcement last year that professional football players, Len Johnrose and Stephen Darby, had been diagnosed with MND and previou...
Together We Can
Together We Can... three small words, that mean so much to our fundraising team. They highlight the important role our community fundraisers play in r...