Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 19 September 2017.
The Member raises an important issue. It was remiss of me not to congratulate him, of course, on his recent wedding, and his dedication in coming back here. I believe that was not a choice he faced, but, nevertheless, he is here. But my congratulations, obviously, to him and his new wife.
Motor neurone disease is a devastating illness. It is usually very progressive. Sometimes, it moves more quickly in some people than others. It’s difficult to predict the rapidity of the progress of the illness, but, unfortunately, of course, it’s known what the illness eventually does to the body. We want to work with the motor neurone disease charities in order to make sure that the level of care is right for the individual, because we know that it’s not possible to predict with any accuracy how the disease will progress in terms of its speed, and that is certainly something that we’ve been working with the motor neurone disease charities in order to achieve.