Max explained that his father was diagnosed with Kennedy’s disease – a rare form of motor neurone disease – nine years ago.
He said: “This has not only had a significant impact upon his own physical and mental health, but also deeply upon my wider family with my two siblings and mother due to the challenges faced by my father on a daily basis, as his condition continues to progress further.”
A desire to “create change”
Pictured: Max and his dad were the face of the Motor Neurone Disease Association’s impact report for 2022.
However, “rather than allow these changes we face as a family to impact ourselves in a negative manner”, Max said that his family “want to be able to use it to help raise awareness and funds for the charity to help others impacted”.
He added that his father’s “ongoing ability to remain positive despite the uncontrollable changes in his life” drives him “to want to help create change for the future”.
Double the run, double the fun-draising
To raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, Max will be taking on the London Marathon in April next year.
Just three weeks after that, he hopes to complete the Leeds Marathon whilst also pushing his dad in his wheelchair.
His efforts will all be in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association, a charity which provides support, care and advice to those suffering from the condition and their families.
Pictured: Max has just completed his first training run for the marathons next year.
Max praised the charity’s work which he said he was “fortunate enough to be able to see first-hand with the support provided to my father and mother from the charity, with any questions or challenges they’ve faced as a direct result of the condition”.
He explained that the Motor Neurone Disease Association also provides funding for research surrounding the disease, to “hopefully find a solution so that we can live in a world whereby this no longer an issue faced by so many people”.
Dad “an inspiration to me every day”
Max said: “I simply want to find ways to continue to give something back, even if it is just a small amount to help fight these awful conditions, but also to provide support to those who need it most.
“I also want to be able to support my Dad, who continues to be an inspiration to me every day.”
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