Sister of MND sufferer raises hundreds for charity with masks

Gaynor Mellor was devastated when her 66-year-old sister Sue Hardy was diagnosed with the cruel disease but they are both showing huge positivity and taking each day as it comes.

Over the years the athletic duo have raised thousands of pounds for charity with Sue alone raising £30,000 for the Wirral children’s hospice Claire House and they both went on three major hikes along the Great Wall of China, the Inca Trail and in Vietnam for that particular cause.

Sisters Gaynor and Sue

Now in the light of Sue's illness, Gaynor has turned her attention to making bright and cheery face masks to sell to raise funds for her local branch of the MND Association and with just word of mouth has already topped £600.

“We have both raised funds for the multiple sclerosis charity in the past as that is what our dad had. Now I want to get money in to help MND sufferers like my sister. Funds are needed to provide assistance to those with this awful illness and for the desperate search for a cure,” said Gaynor, who lives in Neston.

“Sue has already had vital help from the local branch with adaptations to her Pensby home and we are so grateful for their invaluable support.

Gaynor and Sue Mellor have featured in the Globe before

“She has always given so much to the community because as well as the charitable work, she was employed by the local borough council working in Fostering Services. Having recently retired she had so many adventures planned but obviously all that has now changed.

“But she is still very positive and her bubbly self and is exercising every day. Unfortunately because of Covid 19 she cannot now go Aqua Fit sessions but hopefully will be able to get back to that soon.

“Meanwhile as I like sewing I decided to make face masks for our family to keep us safe during the pandemic but word got out and the venture has grown so much that I’ve now made and sold 60 of them,” said Gaynor.