Author: Andrew Knowlman / Source: Positive News
Andrew Knowlman – a Positive News co-owner – has advanced motor neurone disease, and writes books and a blog with his eyes. The disease is hugely challenging, he explains, but it has also helped show him the good in the world
Over the past three years, I’ve lost the use of my arms, hands, legs, voice and I can no longer eat and drink.
I am father to Valentina, 15, and Sebastian, 11, and am married to Jane, a Queenslander. I have MND. Don’t be fooled by Stephen Hawking’s longevity; most survive two to three years. It is very upsetting for me and my family that I have this illness. I live in a care home, and we all miss the old life. Devastating.I decided to become a co-owner of Positive News because it’s important people hear about the good in the world. Since diagnosis, I have experienced this good first-hand. One couple have changed their life to help us, one friend helps with medical matters and another has built my website. The list goes on. There is hope and kindness in the world, and that is what I feel after reading Positive News.
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