A brave Scots woman who was unable to turn left on a bicycle without losing her balance and falling off believes it was the start of her Motor Neurone Disease. Moira Chittdenden, from Dunfermline, Fife, was diagnosed with the terminal illness in October 2021 after struggling with muscle weakness on one side of her body.
But the 58-year-old believes she started showing signs of the illness way back in 2010 when her husband John was trying to teach her to ride a bike. Moira, who was eventually forced to retire from her job as a therapist, went to her GP when she began struggling to open jars and experiencing muscle loss.
After undergoing a number of tests, she was given her formal diagnosis which carries an average life expectancy of just 18 months. Despite her failing health, Moira is determined to raise as much money as possible to help other people affected by the disease by taking part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk’s ‘Wee Wander’ in aid of MND Scotland.
