'Terribly, Terribly Lucky'. His Wife and Best Friend - Henry Believes He's... Disease Is a Rare Incurable Illness That Affects One in 14,000. That He'd Outlive Them Both. Karen Wilson Hears His Story
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IF THERE was ever anyone who epitomises the glass-half-full philosophy, it's Henry Curry. Given the tragedies he's faced in life, it would be easy to wallow in self pity but the chatty and gregarious 80-year-old from Wooler, in Northumberland, is stoic and describes himself as "terribly, terribly lucky".
He's lived with a rare form of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) for almost 30 years, during which time he lost his wife Cathy and best friend George to the same cruel degenerative condition.See the full content of this document
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'Terribly, Terribly Lucky'. His Wife and Best Friend - Henry Believes He's... Disease Is a Rare Incurable Illness That Affects One in 14,000. That He'd Outlive Them Both. Karen Wilson Hears His Story
Henry married Cathy, who he met at the local dance, in 1954 and has lived in Ryecroft Crescent, Wooler, ever since.
"She was a beautiful woman both physically and mentally," says Henry who has two sons, Kevan, 52, a plumber from Wooler, and Ian, 47, a painter and decorator from Morpeth, as well as five grandchildren. "I don't know why she chose me," he laughs. "She mu...See the full content of this document
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