Life was crushed for Chris, being diagnosed with MS five years ago; he has lost the use of his legs and is now in a wheelchair. But he has decided to fight his multiple sclerosis by arranging stem cell treatment, eager to reclaim the ability to walk. The 40 year old Chris now imagines playing football with his two young sons and later walking into a pub with them when they are older.

Leaving Chris incapable of walking, with deteriorating eyesight and the inability to control his bowel movements and bladder, the muscle-wasting disease took hold quickly.

After treatments were unsuccessful at the Hunters Moor Rehabilitation Centre in Newcastle, doctors told him there was no hope left.

Caretakers visit Chris