A dad was told the devastating news he had a degenerative disease after painful ulcers appeared in his mouth.
Mike Trees, from Southport, first went to see his GP after he started suffering from pain in his mouth which on certain days left him unable to eat. After numerous doctor and hospital appointments, Mike was still no clearer about the cause of his symptoms as he started losing his balance and slurring his speech.
It wasn’t until he was referred to a neurologist at the Walton Centre for further tests that Mike, 74, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease on November 8. Motor neurone disease is a rare and ultimately fatal disease that affects the brain and the nervous system and gradually gets worse over time.
