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Farid Farid

Data registry funds plea in fight against MND

Mother of two Sharon has been battling motor neurone disease since 2018. (Supplied/AAP PHOTOS)

A rare debilitating disease that eats away at the nervous system to shut down the body claims the lives of two people in Australia each day and two more are diagnosed.

Motor neurone disease (MND) robs individuals of the ability to walk, talk, swallow, and eventually breathe, as it impairs nerve cells responsible for transmitting signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles.

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