Scots grandmother loses brave Motor Neuron Disease battle just two months after diagnosis

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Tributes have been paid to a “loving, caring” Stirling woman who died just two months after being diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND).Wanda Sharp, of Torbrex, passed away at home on Wednesday, August 17, aged 76.Now her shattered family want to raise awareness of the rare condition – which affects the brain and nerves – and raise cash towards further research.MND causes weakness that gets worse over time and there’s currently no cure for the condition.Wanda suffered a number of falls in recent years, but it wasn’t until June this year that she received the diagnosis.She is survived by husband Robin, 76, sons Chris and Jonnie, daughter-in-law Fiona and Lily and grandchildren – Owen, Aaron, Stephanie and Mollie.Her funeral was held at Stirling Crematorium last Friday, where friends and relatives were urged to make a donation to MND Scotland in a bid to try and advance research into the condition and raise more awareness.Son Chris said her family was overwhelmed by the generosity shown.Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.He said: “Before passing, she requested that instead of flowers at her funeral could we ask for donations to go towards MND Scotland.“A couple of days before her funeral, I set up a JustGiving page in memory of mum and between online donation plus the cash donations made at her funeral mum has raised £1,509 for MND Scotland.”Wanda insisted her spinal cord and brain stem were donated to scientific research to try and better understand the condition.Detailing his mum’s health battle, Chris added: “The diagnosis itself was a big shock for us.“She had a fall about 18 months before where she broke her pelvis and looking back now that might have been the start of her symptoms.”Chris