Bruce was 15 years old when he first received support from Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA), having just found
out that his dad has Huntington’s disease. He is now one of the charity’s first Youth Ambassador
and Peer Support Volunteers. In his six years vol…
The Macmillan team say that without Dennis leading and fighting to improve support for people living with cancer,
they wouldn’t have the services and quality of support they offer now. Always available to share his
knowledge and time, he gives talks to schools and…
To create a fitting legacy in memory of her daughter Eilidh, who tragically passed away from a rare form of cancer
aged just 22, Elaine’s fundraising achievements which exceeds £300,000 has helped
create Beatson Cancer charity’s new website including a new digita…
Euan MacDonald has worked selflessly to improve the lives of others since he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease
(MND) in 2003. Driven to help find a cure for MND, Euan established the Euan MacDonald Centre for MND
Research, a groundbreaking research centre w…
This year has been monumental in the fightback against Motor Neurone Disease (MND). In January we saw the launch of
the UK’s biggest MND drug trial, thanks to the many fundraisers, researchers and leaders in our community. This
means almost everyone in Scotland wi…
As volunteer art tutor at Scottish War Blinded’s Hawkhead Centre, Michael inspires veterans with sight loss to
overcome the challenges of visual impairment and embrace new skills and creative hobbies. Living with a visual
impairment himself, he is a true role mode…