Get your name down for ‘Town and Gown’

Get your name down for 'Town and Gown'

6:00pm Tuesday 19th March 2013 in News By Francesca Bardsley

A MAN with a neuromuscular condition has urged runners to sign up for a race which raises cash for vital medical research.

Management consultant Roger Wild, 62, has spinal muscular atrophy, which causes severe muscle weaknesses.

He said the Town and Gown 10km run supported by the Oxford Mail on Sunday, May 12, provides much needed funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.

He said: It is incredibly important to do the Town and Gown, particularly in a place like Oxford.

Im sure academics and the citys population can really get to grips with the science of eradicating an incredibly debilitating condition, for which the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is a driving force.

The more we can do with cell research and treatments and the more people can run and raise money, the better.

Mr Wild, who uses a powered wheelchair, has campaigned for better treatment for neuromuscular conditions. He is regularly invited to contribute to an all-party parliamentary group on the disease.

Treatment varies depending on the priority given the conditions by 10 NHS strategic health authorities, which cover English regions, he said.

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