In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (mnd). He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a state of lung-function collapse, simon knew with crystal clarity that now was not his time to die....In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (mnd). He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a state of lung-function collapse, simon knew with crystal clarity that now was not his time to die. Against all prevailing medical opinion, he chose to ventilate in order to stay alive.