MND Case Study - Sarah Ezekiel
“I was diagnosed with MND (motor neurone disease) in 2000, at the age of 34. Within one year I had lost the use of my hands and couldn’t operate my computer, my speech deteriorated quickly.
Initially I tried various equipment to allow me to use a computer and communicate including on-screen keyboards and a Lightwriter linked to switches; however, I found it very difficult to operate the switches and as a result couldn’t use the equipment. Feeling entirely cut off from everything I spent every day with my young baby and my carers who couldn’t understand me very well and became incredibly isolated and depressed.
