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			<title><![CDATA[Prof Stephen Hawking]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking is a world renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He also has MND. The fact that he has achieved what he has, speaks volumes for his courage and optimism. He’s a hero, and he’s our hero.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking is a world renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He also has MND. The fact that he has achieved what he has, speaks volumes for his courage and optimism. He’s a hero, and he’s our hero.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pauline Campbell]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pauline’s husband died of familial MND. Since then she has raised a huge amount of money every year, £100,000 in total, determined that a cure will be found before her children are old enough to die from it.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pauline Campbell]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Pauline’s husband died of familial MND. Since then she has raised a huge amount of money every year, £100,000 in total, determined that a cure will be found before her children are old enough to die from it.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prof Ammar-Al Chalabi]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[‘Sickeningly talented’ someone said to me about Ammar. A world class MND research scientist, making discoveries hand over fist about the genetic basis of MND - he’s a genius, and he’s our genius.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Prof Ammar-Al Chalabi]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[‘Sickeningly talented’ someone said to me about Ammar. A world class MND research scientist, making discoveries hand over fist about the genetic basis of MND - he’s a genius, and he’s our genius.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tina Fay]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Before getting MND, Tina was a personal trainer and tennis coach. As soon as she was diagnosed Tina set-out to raise as much money for the MND Association as possible and has raised over £40,000 so far.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Tina Fay]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Before getting MND, Tina was a personal trainer and tennis coach. As soon as she was diagnosed Tina set-out to raise as much money for the MND Association as possible and has raised over £40,000 so far.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dr Brian Dickie ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr Brian Dickie is the director of research development at the MND Association. Brian is in charge of their research programme and spends the money we raise. In him is invested our hopes of a cure.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Dr Brian Dickie ]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Dr Brian Dickie is the director of research development at the MND Association. Brian is in charge of their research programme and spends the money we raise. In him is invested our hopes of a cure.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vinita Piyaratna]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vinita has MND and lives in Sri Lanka, she is the first person to be painted from nominations on this website. Vinita dances in her wheelchair, so I painted her dancing. Beautiful.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Vinita Piyaratna]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Vinita has MND and lives in Sri Lanka, she is the first person to be painted from nominations on this website. Vinita dances in her wheelchair, so I painted her dancing. Beautiful.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[My Mum and Dad again]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[As there are two of them they count as two portraits!]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[My Mum and Dad again]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[As there are two of them they count as two portraits!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mum and Dad]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[My parents are the biggest optimists in my life after Kathy. Right from my diagnosis they have been positive, supporting me in all my crazy schemes, and even suggesting a few new ones.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mum and Dad]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[My parents are the biggest optimists in my life after Kathy. Right from my diagnosis they have been positive, supporting me in all my crazy schemes, and even suggesting a few new ones.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prof Mark Cato ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mark is a strong and charismatic man. Diagnosed with MND at the age of 71 he set up a hugely successful blog to help people through terminal illness with his own brand of optimistic humour.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Prof Mark Cato ]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Mark is a strong and charismatic man. Diagnosed with MND at the age of 71 he set up a hugely successful blog to help people through terminal illness with his own brand of optimistic humour.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Roy Redford]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Roy is an amazing man. He has run the last 19 London marathons for the MND Association. He is 81 years old.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Roy Redford]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Roy is an amazing man. He has run the last 19 London marathons for the MND Association. He is 81 years old.]]></media:description>
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