Der Printverkauf "MND 1 IN 300" ist eine Charity-Initiative des Fotografen Mark Sanders, der seine Mutter an der Motoneuronerkrankung (MND) verloren hat. Der Verkauf läuft 300 Stunden, um darauf hinzuweisen, dass 1 von 300 Menschen betroffen ist. Er bietet eine Sammlung von Drucken von über 100 Fotografen an. Jeder Cent aus dem Verkauf geht direkt an die Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA), um die Forschung zu finanzieren. Auf 300mnd.com kann man noch bis zum 27. Oktober einen Druck erwerben und das Projekt unterstützen.
Mark Sanders: 'MND affects up to 5,000 adults in the UK at any one time. There is a 1 in 300risk of getting MND across a lifetime. For the first time there is a realistic possibility of new treatments for motor neurone disease (MND) emerging overthe coming years. With your help, buying apiece of work from the print sale will help to raise money for research. My mum was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the end of 2022. She was 72. There were things we’d noticed, prior to this – such as the odd fall, or that her mobility didn’t seem as good as it once was. Understandably, we’d assumed these were age-related issues.
I called the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) the morning after, to ask for help unravelling the news we’d received. It soon became clear that MND is a disease with no cure – and hearing about the 1 in 300 statistic confirmed that isn’t as rare as we think. It kills a third of people within one year, and more than half within two years of diagnosis. This became a benchmark; constantly wondering what type of statistic Mum would end up being.
Towards the end of 2023, Mum had to leave her home of 40+ years and move to a full-time nursing home. By this point she’d been bed ridden for months and lost the use of both legs. She was on Bi-Pap 24hours a day because her lungs couldn’t function on their own. Mum was now unable to speak – our only way of communication was through texting on her phone, which eventually became impossible. Her fully-functioning mind was trapped in a non-functioning body.
I talked to Mum about the idea of doing a photography print sale to raise awareness of MND. Once she died, I was even more determined to make it a success – the support I’ve had from photographers all around the world has been overwhelming. My only hope is that there might be a cure or treatment on the horizon soon, but there needs to be a lot more funding in MND research for this to happen. With your help, whatever we donate can make a difference.'
