Some diseases, like mine, deteriorate rapidly – disability services need to keep up
- Written by Justin Yerbury, Research Fellow in molecular genetics of Motor Neurone Disease, University of Wollongong
The NDIS is failing to cater for the changing symptoms and short life expectancy of Australians with rapidly degenerating diseases.
Many people living with the cruel and often rapidly progressing motor neurone disease (MND) are going underfunded during what is likely the most stressful time of their life.
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