# Myles' Story Honors MND Awareness Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/myles-story-honors-mnd-awareness Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/myles-story-honors-mnd-awareness.md Podcast: [Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371) Published: 2026-06-05T05:15:55+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dfdb0ff8-6d52-4185-9700-7b3b87d9fe43.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dfdb0ff8-6d52-4185-9700-7b3b87d9fe43.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/episodes/myles-story-honors-mnd-awareness Duration seconds: 89 ## Resource Helen Casey-MacDuff shares her husband Myles’ courageous battle with Motor Neurone Disease, a cruel condition with no cure that steals strength, speech, and breath—two New Zealanders diagnosed and two lost each week. Once a powerhouse builder and rugby player, Myles faced gradual decline with grace, humor, and unwavering love for his family. His final years in Ngātea brought unexpected comfort from a tight-knit community. This June, join the fight: MND Action Month rallies support through events like Bunnings barbecues, reminding us that no one should face this disease alone. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/4b6c7695ae38a090 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/episodes/myles-story-honors-mnd-awareness/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/myles-story-honors-mnd-awareness.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.