Dad with MND smashes four world records

PAUL GOES 'FROM TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH'

- By ELEANOR FLEMING PA Real Life Reporter

A SURREY father-of-three with motor neurone disease (MND), who cannot talk or walk, has broken four wheelchair Guinness World Records in one day, going from “tragedy to triumph”.

Paul Jameson, 65, an entrepreneur from Godalming, was diagnosed with a type of MND called Progressive Bulbar Palsy (PBP), which mainly affects the muscles of the face, throat and tongue, in June 2017.

Paul has lost the ability to speak, is no longer able to walk and requires the use of a wheelchair - but being “a born optimist”, he is always “smiling” and continues to challenge himself.

At the time of his diagnosis, Paul said he was given as little as six months to live and decided to create a bucket list, which included climbing Mont Blanc in the Alps and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.

However, on Sunday, Paul attempted to break four Guinness World Records - the fastest mile pushing a wheelchair (by a female); the fastest mile pushing a wheelchair (by a male); the fastest time for two people to cover 400m in a wheelchair pulled by dogs; and the furthest distance covered for two people pulled by dogs in a minute - and he was successful.

The event at Dunsfold Aerodrome, in Surrey, raised funds for the MND Association and was attended by hundreds of people, including actor and ex-footballer Vinnie Jones, who described Paul as “inspirational”.

Paul was cheered loudly by the crowd and could be seen smiling during each record attempt - and he described the day as “special”.