Clare Mauremootoo, who died suffering from motor neurone disease (MND) in February 2007, made her husband, John Mauremootoo promise that he would move on and remarry, a little before her death.

A mother of two, who was told that she would not live long, was particular that her husband should find another partner, and make sure that her children, 10-year-old Jack and 7-year-old Ben, could have a "mother figure.: "She seemed insistent and said she would help me find love. She even started chatting to hospice staff in the hope of lining me up a date," Daily Mail quoted Mr. Mauremootoo as saying. He kept his promise and went on to marry Julie Macfarlane, a nurse who had moved away from her husband, with two children of her own -- John, 10, and Isobel, 6.

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It was in September 2006 that 39-year-old Mauremootoo was diagnosed with MND after she consulted a doctor when her twisted ankle did not get better after three months. "When it was suggested Clare could have motor neurone disease, she remained positive she would be alright and I hoped for something less serious. Then she was told she had it and I had to face the fact that one day she would be taken from me," said Mr. Mauremootoo.

The two, who had met in 1993 through common friends, married after two years and lived happily for 11 years until Mauremootoo's life was cut short by the incurable motor neurone disease. Mr. Mauremootoo said that his wife was aware of MND, as her aunt, too, died from it, and thus knew very well about her condition. Mauremootoo also conducted extensive research on the subject.

A little after her death, Mr. Mauremootoo met Macfarlane through a dating website and saw each other for nearly six months. Soon, the two families became close and they all moved in together. The couple exchanged vows in April 2007. Though Mr. Mauremootoo is sad to lose his wife, he thinks that she wanted him to move on and is happy that things turned out well.

What is Motor Neurone Disease?

Motor neurone disease or MND is a progressive condition that attacks the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. This small group of neurological disorders selectively affects motor neurons, the cells that control voluntary muscle activity. Hence, simple body movements like speaking, walking and swallowing becomes very difficult and causes disability and eventual death.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Progressive Muscular Atrophy (PMA), Progressive Bulbar Palsy (PBP), and Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) are all subtypes of motor neurone disease. Although the condition is widely known as MND, ALS is used more generically in few countries.

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