MEDIA: Craigieburn Community Supports Dad with MND

The Craigiburn Communiyt helped a family exceed the fundraising target as they called for support for a dad with Motor Neurone Disease.

Kevin is a father to four children all under the age of 12 while serving as a Melbourne tram driver for over 13 years.

Kevin was diagnosed with MND within the past year and fears that the disease will continue to rapidly affect his lifestyle and job.

According to Fight MND, Motor Neurone Disease (MND) was first described over 150 years ago but remains a terminal diagnosis with no effective treatments or cure.

While advances in research over the last 25 years have been remarkable, innovations and progress have so far failed to translate into significant disease modifying therapies or a cure.

MND is the name given to a group of diseases in which the nerve cells (neurones) controlling the muscles that enable us to move around, speak, swallow and breathe fail to work normally and eventually die.

With no nerves to activate them the muscles gradually weaken and waste. There is currently no truly effective treatment and no known cure.

As the breadwinner of his young family, Kevin worries that the aggressive disease will put his young family in a vulnerable position once the aggressive disease starts to take hold of his body.

That’s when Kevin’s family, colleagues and local community created a mycause fundraising page to support him during this difficult emotional and financial time. 

Since starting the campaign in June, Kevin’s loved ones have helped to exceed their fundraising target, raising over $15,000.

Campaign creator, Ashleigh House says, “Kevin is an amazing part of our team, and he is always there to help out a mate."

"He’s made many friends through work, and we want to support him and his family by taking financial pressure off the situation and show how much we care.”

Read about Kevin's journey with MND in the Northern Star Weekly Newspaper.