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Adelaide grandfather with motor neurone disease urges expansion of support
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Graham Johnson was diagnosed with motor neurone disease when he was 62.
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Graham Johnson has only months left to live but wants to use the time he has to secure better support for others like him.
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Charities help older motor neurone disease sufferers but do not receive ongoing funding
There are calls for the State Government to do more to help
The Adelaide grandfather was diagnosed with a type of motor neurone disease (MND) last year but, because of his age, still considers himself among the luckier ones.