Overview
- Charlie Ireland posted an emotional video on Sunday to mark Father’s Day and Global MND Awareness Day and to remember his late father, Christopher.
- Ireland said his father was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in late 2007 and died in 2011, and he described the anniversary as a chance to recall the disease’s impact.
- He has served as an MND Association ambassador for nearly a year and is backing the charity’s Special Days Matter campaign, which asks people to share memories to improve quality of life for those with MND.
- Ireland has taken part in fundraising activities, including the inaugural Rob Burrow marathon, and he highlighted local support from the Lincolnshire Motor Neurone Disease Association for families affected by the condition.
- The MND Association says about six people are diagnosed with MND each day in the UK and that the disease can rapidly strip speech, movement and breathing, a reality Ireland said he hopes wider public awareness and donations will help address while Jeremy Clarkson’s recent health update has helped focus attention on health messaging from the Clarkson’s Farm cast.