Operation Transformation’s Jennifer Bonus looking for you to support the IMNDA
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Jennifer Bonus has touched the nation by participating in RTÉ’s Operation Transformation. She lost a total of 1.5 stone, gave up smoking and took up running and knows that if she can finish the Flora Women’s Mini-Marathon this June, then so can you!!
In 2012, Jennifer’s beloved husband, Noel, died from Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Getting active, with the help of her own Miss Motivator, 12-year-old daughter Tara, has brought new positivity to her life during a dark time. “When you lose somebody you can very easily shut the door and stay there. But living your life is what I need to do, for myself and Tara. This is the beginning of a new chapter in my life and I can’t wait to live it”.
MND is the name given to a group of related diseases affecting the motor neurones (nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord. As the motor neurones gradually die, the muscles stop working. This is a rapidly progressive, fatal disease that can affect any adult at any time, the cause of which is unknown and there is no known cure.
Approximately one in 50,000 will develop MND in any one year, with an average of 300 people in Ireland at any one time affected. Life expectancy for most people with MND is just two to five years.
MND leaves people unable to do the everyday things that the rest of us take for granted, such as walking, talking, swallowing become virtually impossible, yet the mind and senses remain intact in most cases. People with MND can still think and feel, but their muscles won’t work.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) is the only organisation of its kind providing care and support to people with Motor Neurone Disease, their families, friends and carers. Its services include home visiting by an MND nurse, financial assistance towards home care help and the provision of specialist medical equipment on loan, free of charge to its clients. IMNDA also supports research into the causes and treatment of MND.
The Flora Mini-Marathon is the world’s largest women’s race, hugely popular with women of all ages across Ireland. So why not join Jennifer and her daughter Tara on Monday, June 2 and run the race to make a difference? To register for your mini-marathon pack call the IMNDA on 1800 403403 or e-mail fundraising@imnda.ie
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