Martin, taking photos during a hill climb, 20 years after being diagnosed.
Martin Mytholmroyd has bravely battled against
multiple sclerosis for most of his adult life. By 1954 Martin was experiencing
attacks of MS and in 1974 the specialist offered 'to fit callipers until his
wheelchair came through'.
A few weeks later upon hearing that Martin was
going to try and get better, a local secretary of the MS Society, forbade him to
try a diet or attempt any cures.
Yet, by 1975, Martin was sprinting, playing
league cricket and tennis, climbing Snowden and building his house.
Since
then he has cycled to London to raise funds for research and brought up his two
children on his own.
It is now 1998 and he is still waiting to hear from that
Secretary!!
For many years now Martin has been a member of York Writers
Martin was also a comedy scriptwriter in the Goon Show era of the sixties,
writing for stage productions and has done a bit of broad casting as
well.
Dangerously Healthy is a autobiographical novel, the stories concerning
his Multiple Sclerosis are 100% true except some of the characters and places
have been fictionalised.
© Martin Mytholmroyd 1998