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Bolton man with motor neurone disease ‘banks’ his voice
Bolton man with motor neurone disease ‘banks’ his voice
A man from Bolton who has motor neurone disease (MND) is recording his words so his baby son will be able to hear his voice.
Laurence Brewer was diagnosed with MND – a progressive condition that damages the nervous system – in 2008.
Mr Brewer, 43, has already lost much of his mobility. Concerned that his speech could be next, he went online and discovered a speech synthesis programme called ModelTalker which allows him to record his speech patterns
The driving force behind it is Mr Brewer’s 13-month-old son, Stan.
VALUABLE service for families with disabled children has been thrown a lifeline thanks to a government grant.
Parents of disabled are thrown a lifeline
Calderdale parents and carers council gets cash.
Published on Sun Mar 06 12:00:26 GMT 2011
A VALUABLE service for families with disabled children has been thrown a lifeline thanks to a government grant.
Calderdale Parents’ and Carers’ Council, based at Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre, Halifax, has been awarded £21,640 from the Department of Health’s Financial Assistance Fund, which supports charities who would not otherwise have survived to the end of the financial year.
Third of carers ‘don’t want to wake up’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnNAjOuR1I
New research shows more than a third of carers claim their financial situation is so dire they do not want to wake up in the morning.
