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Paralyzed and in severe pain from cerebral palsy and degenerative arthritis, she checked into a California hospital with the intention of starving herself.

Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disorder that affects more than 500 million people globally, is the leading cause of disability among older adults.

Rilkean memory helps explain a phenomenon that caretakers of people with degenerative brain diseases know intimately.

Moody, 47, learned he had the degenerative, muscle-wasting condition two weeks ago and has told BBC Breakfast that he is struggling to confront the implications of his diagnosis.

Because for Pembroke - who has only 10% vision having been diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa, when he was six - it's not just about beer.