A dad-of-two is trying to enjoy what could be the last two months he spends with his young family. Alex Francis, from Frome, Somerset, has been diagnosed with a terminal form of motor neurone disease known as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
He initially was diagnosed last May then was told by a specialist just five months later he had just 12 to 18 months to live.
Alex's wife, Laura, told Somerset Live he had initially gone to the doctor last May thinking it could just be a slipped disc after experiencing back problems.
The news they received was "like being hit by a bus," she said. Laura continued: "He had been having trouble walking, even just tripping over walking down the street, and didn't know why." "He went for scans and
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