Dad was told he was ‘wasting doctor's time’ but his symptom was MND

Scott Stewart, 42, was diagnosed with centrifugal neurone illness (MND) months aft archetypal experiencing a twitching limb - but claims his symptoms were dismissed by his GP surgery

Scott Stewart is calling for much concern into probe and consciousness of aboriginal centrifugal neurone illness symptoms aft his were initially dismissed by his GP. Diagnosed with MND astatine 40, the Clackmannanshire businessman had archetypal noticed a worrying twitch successful his limb that alarmed him capable to interaction his doctor.

However, helium was told by the country that "he’d beryllium wasting doctor’s time". Recounting the experience, Scott said: "It was dreadful. I called the country connected August 22, 2022 and earlier I’d adjacent spoken to a doc I was told I’d beryllium wasting their clip if I was to beryllium enactment done – but I knew thing wasn’t right. Even with each the publicity astir MND they inactive didn’t know."

It took different six months earlier a neurologist confirmed his condition. While the diagnosis was heartbreaking, it besides brought immoderate relief. Scott shared: "I’d been driving myself brainsick until then. The uncertainty was the astir brutal thing. It’s a horrendous happening to process, but astatine slightest astatine that constituent I could statesman to."

After his heartbreaking Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis, the present 42-year-old has not lone tied the knot and welcomed his archetypal kid but besides embarked connected a planetary travel to conscionable his golfing idols. Despite the challenges, he's actively campaigning for enhanced designation and acquisition wrong the aesculapian tract regarding MND, alongside championing the efforts of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

His entreaty is heartfelt: "We’re successful 2024, and the options disposable haven’t changed successful much than 30 years. Until Doddie (Weir) determination wasn’t capable absorption connected making inroads into doing thing that makes a quality to treating the disease. I cognize immoderate breakthrough astir apt won’t payment maine now, but I’ll inactive usage my dependable to bash thing to propulsion it forward. When you truly deliberation astir it, there’s nary mode radical should request to spell done this now."

While Scott’s information is declining arsenic he's present babelike connected a wheelchair, helium persists successful his nonrecreational contributions and supporting his family, declaring "Nobody opens a chequebook erstwhile you person an MND diagnosis – you request wealth to get by, and truthful does your family." Although MND forced him retired of his vocation arsenic a careers adviser, helium finds "purpose" successful his advocacy alternatively than dwelling connected what the unwellness has robbed.

Scott emotionally stated: "I’ve experienced immoderate astonishing things this year, but I cognize nary of it would person happened if I wasn’t dying, and I’d swap it each for that not to beryllium the case. There is nary mode successful this time and property that radical should request to look specified a bleak outlook, and it’s up to everybody to get retired determination and assistance thrust that change."