The Football Association is proud to support the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation at the England Women’s sold-out international against Brazil on Saturday 5 October.
The foundation was created by Stephen Darby - husband of Lionesses skipper Steph Houghton - who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease last year, and his close friend, and fellow sufferer, Chris Rimmer.
Houghton said: “Stephen is a very positive person and he always wants to help other people so setting up this foundation seemed like the perfect thing to do.
“There’s a perception that motor neurone disease is quite a rare disease but it’s actually not as rare as people might think.
“So one of the first things we discussed was how we could create more awareness of the illness. But there’s also the more practical side.
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“For example, money raised by the foundation will go towards supporting the individuals and their families in terms of the care or equipment they might need or in case they need to make any alterations to their home.
“We’d also like to contribute to more research into the illness because at the moment there’s no cure for it.
“Ultimately, we just want to provide more information on the disease and let people know that help is out there, especially for people or families who might feel like they’ve got no-one else to turn to.
“The foundation is there to help people, just like all the other terrific motor neurone disease foundations that already exist.”
Lionesses head coach Phil Neville added: “This is a cause that’s not just close to Steph, but close to the whole squad.
“Hopefully this match will help to increase awareness of this terrible illness.
“As a squad, we’re right behind the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation, we’re right behind Steph and more importantly we’re right behind Stephen.”
Text MND to 70533 to donate £3 to the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation.
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