What is MND?
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a neurological condition which affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. There is currently no cure – it is always terminal, currently.
- MND can affect a person’s arms and legs (muscle wasting) resulting in the need of a wheelchair whilst losing the ability to do basic things like wash, feed and dress yourself. Severe weight loss is common.
- It may affect your ability to swallow food and drink which commonly leads to the need of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostom (PEG) feeding tube, to maintain nutritional intake as swallowing becomes impossible
- Your voice is compromised and people are unable to talk meaning communicating is difficult.
- Breathing muscles are also affected, which leaves you relying on a ventilator to breathe.
- All these symptoms occur whilst your mind is unaffected.
MND stats
- The average life expectancy is around two years from the onset of symptoms.
- A third of people diagnosed will die within a year and half within 2 years.
- There is a 1/300 lifetime risk in the UK of being diagnosed with MND.
- MS, another horrendous disease has the same lifetime risk. However, the number of people alive with MS averages at 130,000. The number with MND is around 10,000. This demonstrates the rapid speed of deterioration, and why many describe MND as rare.
- There is no known cause of MND and there is no cure or effective treatment, it’s always fatal.
- MND is NOT a rare disease as often described and doesn’t only affect people aged 50+.
- There is a serious lack of awareness and more importantly funding. Awareness leads to increased funding, research and should accelerate a cure.
Rob Burrow, icon print (unframed)
Due to the feedback on his work, Paul Jennings has agreed to produce prints of this impactful art. Paul is an incredible artist, and decided to draw this beautiful picture of Rob Burrow out of respect for him; as a player, human being and transformational advocate for Motor Neurone Disease fundraising. As you can see below, Paul has his own devastating experiences with MND.
In his own words:
“I am Lancashire based, and produce pencil portrait art using mainly graphite and carbon pencils on varying types and sizes of paper. I am still developing in styles, form and techniques.
I have lost 3 immediate family members to MND ALS, and want to make a difference, however possible, in supporting charity and raising awareness for MND via producing artwork”.
You can view my work and make contact via my Instagram – instagram.com/pauljennings.drawnart
‘Birds of a Feather’ Country Fashion Print on Paper – A3 limited edition print
‘Birds of a Feather’ Country Fashion Print on Paper
‘. A beautiful limited edition print by Georgie Turner – A3.
Georgie is a colour pencil artist specialising in realistic horse portraiture and equestrian still life. Georgie encapsulates her love for the animals of the British countryside through wildlife drawings. Her originals drawings form the designs for a wide range of homewares and gift products, as well as fine art prints for beautiful wall art.
The Lord of the Rings collage (A2)
This pencil drawing of The Lord of the Rings includes the main characters from this revered trilogy. These limited A2 (42cm by 59.4cm) collage prints will stand out in any room. Unframed and numbered. Chloe is already published 5 times globally and has exhibited, mainly in London and America. Her work will continue to grow in value.
Chloe in her own words:
Hi my names Chloe Alexia, 26, my art journey started from a very young age, probably since I could pick up a pencil. I have a very interesting back story, one of pain and darkness, art is the only thing that got me through.
I became a professional hyper realistic artist in April 2023, and am now proud to hold 5 x global publishings.
I exhibit all my artwork mainly in America, and London.
Hyper Realism definitely is a challenge but there’s a story in every detail on a person’s face and being able to connect that with just a pencil and bit of paper truly amazes me.