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Dive into real-life journeys, expert advice, and the latest updates from the MND community. Whether you're seeking support, sharing your experience, or staying informed — our blog is here to connect and uplift.

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04 February 2022

Feeding Tube Awareness Week

​Feeding Tube Awareness Week was first created by the Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation, a non-profit organization in the USA, to increase awareness o...
28 January 2022

Introducing Barkley

Meet our super support puppy Barkley Barkley is now ready to receive emails from our young carers about MND.  Barkley can be conta...
15 December 2021

Ideas for Christmas

As we approach the end of the year and the run up to the holiday season, we wanted to share some ideas to help make your Christmas special.  If y...
08 December 2021

Will you give the gift of communication this Christmas?

Imagine not being able to ask for the things you need … Not being able to talk with friends … Not able to tell your children that you love them? ...
07 December 2021

Christmas closure dates

All MND NSW offices will be closed for Christmas from Friday 24 December and will reopen on Monday 10 January 2022. During this time our pho...
25 November 2021

The genetics of MND

Around 10% of people diagnosed with MND have a ‘familial’ form of the condition; meaning there are two or more affected members within their family. M...
10 November 2021

Christmas Gift Guide 2021

Need some Christmas gift ideas? We've got a range of goodies to suit everyone and every budget! Take a look at our Christmas Gift Guide here: Shop our...
05 November 2021

MiNDAUS People with lived experience (PLEx) Advisory Group Invitation

MiNDAUS is inviting people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), their family carers and past family carers to join them so that they can bett...
02 November 2021

Student-led speech pathology services

The Communication Disorders Treatment and Research Clinic (CDTRC) is a teaching and research facility of the University of Sydney. They aim to provide...
21 October 2021

World Occupational Therapy Day

Wednesday October 27th is World Occupational Therapy Day, an event to promote and celebrate the profession internationally. The theme for this year is...
14 October 2021

Superannuation & Insurance

Superannuation is an important entitlement we earn over our working lives, and the benefits are not just for retirement. Default insurance is a k...
08 October 2021

National Carers Week

National Carers Week runs from October 10 - 16 and is dedicated to the recognition and celebration of Australia’s 2.65 million family and friend carer...