‘I can’t even chop a vegetable due to ravages of motor neurone disease’

A 33-year-old father-of-two who helped build his family home a matter of months ago, can now barely chop a vegetable due to the ravages of motor neurone disease.

Andrew Brennan from Mullagh in Cavan, who knows he now has only a few years to live, has put himself forward to be the face of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association’s awareness campaign encouraging people to get involved in the charity’s annual fundraiser ‘Drink Tea for MND’ on June 21.

“It was only when I was told that my life expectancy was just another three to five years that I felt like I was hit by a sledge hammer,” he said. “My youngest daughter was just 5 months old. My eldest was 19 months old. I am unlikely to see them become teenagers.”