Last year, it would have been impossible to avoid seeing people pouring buckets of ice-cold water over themselves.



The “Ice Bucket Challenge” campaign raise hundreds of millions of dollars for a disease that most of us knew little about -- motor neuron disease.



It’s a disease in which nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord break down and the individual struggles to walk and speak. Even breathing becomes a challenge.



We find out more about motor neuron disease from Prof. Dr Goh Khean Jin, consultant neurologist and Soo Cheong Futt, the Vice Chairman of MND Malaysia.

Last year, it would have been impossible to avoid seeing people pouring buckets of ice-cold water over themselves. The &ldquo;Ice Bucket Challenge&rdquo; campaign raise hundreds of millions of dollars for a disease that most of us knew little about -- motor neuron disease. It&rsquo;s a disease in which nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord break down and the individual struggles to walk and speak. Even breathing becomes a challenge. We find out more about motor neuron disease from Prof. Dr Goh Khean Jin, consultant neurologist and Soo Cheong Futt, the Vice Chairman of MND Malaysia.

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