A FATHER diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) could have his life transformed thanks to a specially-adapted wheelchair.

Father-of-three Jamie Thompson's mobility in his limbs has been slowly declining since he was diagnosed with MND in November 2014.

Simple daily tasks he once took for granted are either too difficult to manage or a chore and days out with the family are becoming increasingly difficult.

Friends who have seen the devastating effects the condition has had on the once extremely active property developer have set up a crowdfunding page to buy a special wheelchair which will open up the world to him once again.

Already, over £2,300 has been raised by friends, family and strangers towards the £8,000 Nino Robotics wheelchair.

Time with partner Sarah Townsend and his three children Kiya, ten, Amber, five and Oliver, four months, is significant as the progressive disease has no cure and the condition is life-limiting.

The 44-year-old from Cradley, near Malvern, said: "My house is quite quickly becoming a prison.

"Even walking along the hall in my own home is quite a daunting prospect.

"Outside is a completely different kettle of fish.

"It is a bit like I am walking on ice.

"It's stopping me from doing things I would usually do - walk around the village or the park or shops.

"Or something more ambitious like a break with the kids.

"With this all-terrain wheelchair it is like a two-wheel quad bike and will go over uneven ground, two-inch steps, inclines or tree roots.

"It's compact so I can use it in the house or shops or restaurants.

"Before I was always outside, being outside was my life - driving, playing golf, my job was outside and very physical.

"My condition isn't physically painful, I'm not waking up in agony, but it is mentally painful."

Partner Sarah Townsend said they were initially hesitant about allowing their friend to set up the page but realise the massive improvement the compact wheelchair would make to Mr Thompson's life.

"It allows him to go and embrace life with the kids once more.

"A couple of weeks ago we found a brilliant wood but he couldn't walk with us and he had to stay on a picnic bench and miss out – it was heartbreaking.

"He has his two girls every other weekend and likes to go out and about with them but either I take them out or he comes with us but can't interact with them.

"The chair will give him his life back — he is a 46 year old man with a cruel disease."

The couple said the response to the appeal so far has been heartwarming.

The wheelchair is self-propelling so he wouldn't have to rely on his partner or children to push him around.

"It means I am independent again and I will be able to go to a million places again.

"Having seen numerous videos of people using it I can't see any faults in it."

Anyone wishing to donate can do so by logging on to crowdfunding.justgiving.com/jamieandsarah.