life is like, how difficult it is once someone has had that diagnosis of mnd, notjust for the patient themselves but for their friends, family, colleagues and loved ones. we were due to be in leeds today because by pure coincidence it is the first day that work will officially start at the rob burrow centre for motor neurone disease, about five miles away from here, at the seacroft hospital site in leeds. it will be a purpose built, brand new building design from the ground up by clinicians and patients. rob had a significant hand in the design of the building. it will be holistic, welcoming. the architect described it as a hug of a building, just to try to make life for people who have this dreadful diagnosis that little bit easier, as they face a very long future with they face a very long future with the disease because it is so devastating but to face that future and try to understand a little bit