When David Scott first noticed his speech slurring, friends feared a stroke. But the truth was far worse.
Just eight months later, the 60-year-old father from Leicestershire learned he had motor neurone disease (MND) — the same cruel illness that took Stephen Hawking. It’s a condition that slowly steals your ability to move, speak, and even breathe.
“I know what I want to say, but I can’t,” David shared through his iPad. “Your body dies bit by bit — and you have no control.” Once a healthy 15-stone man, he now weighs 10 and is fed through a tube. “The pain and suffering,” he says, “come through in the photos.”
His wife Claire has become his lifeline, helping him face each day with quiet courage. Yet despite the heartbreak, David is determined to make a difference. “I may not have long left,” he said, “but I’ll keep fighting for others.”
A brave man reminding us all that strength isn’t about surviving — it’s about caring, even through the pain.
