When people find out that they have a terminal illness they often feel depressed (see ‘Roller coaster feelings‘). Some of the people we talked […]

When motor neurone disease affects the throat muscles, people may have difficulties with talking, swallowing and breathing. (See also ‘Eating, swallowing and breathing’ and […]

Because critical illness is often a sudden, unexpected emergency, it can change the lives of both the patient and those they are close to […]