17 August 2020

Children and young people who are close to someone with motor neurone disease (MND) are being given the chance to create, capture and store memories of their loved one thanks to a pilot project launching this week.

The Motor Neurone Disease Association has partnered with the Nick Smith Foundation to develop Treasure Boxes, for children aged four to ten, and Memory Boxes, for those aged over ten.

The boxes are being trialled in Milton Keynes, Manchester, Calderdale and Huddersfield, and offered to children and young people close to someone newly diagnosed with MND. Filled with a range of activities aimed at prompting memories to be made and captured for the future, children and young people can now create a life-long resource to treasure.

This is on the back of the work we pioneered in Milton Keynes in supporting children with a family member affected by MND.

Anna Kent, Neurological Conditions Clinical Specialist for CNWL in MIlton Keynes, said: “It’s been a privilege to be part of all of this because I know how much of a difference it will make for children in the future and I’m proud that Milton Keynes is playing its part in the development of this.”

For more details: https://www.mndassociation.org/pilot-project-helps-children-create-and-save-special-memories/