Bradford City Hall and City Park Fountains were lit up in green on Sunday, September 15 for International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day.

Businesses and members of the public had been asked to "go green" by Cure Myotonic Dystrophy UK Charity and the Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group.

Myotonic dystrophy affects approximately one in 2100 people.

It affects all muscles in the body, and has serious implications for mobility, heart, lungs, brain, and other bodily functions.

Although there is currently no cure, symptom management can significantly improve a patient's quality of life.

Cure Myotonic Dystrophy UK Charity trustee, Emma-Jayne Ashley, co-founded the charity after her son, Dregan, was diagnosed with paternally inherited congenital onset myotonic dystrophy.

The awareness day holds special significance for her family, as September 15 is also Dregan's birthday.

The Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group, founded in 1989 by former midwife Margaret Bowler, offers support and advice to affected families.

Cure Myotonic Dystrophy UK Charity chair and founding trustee, Pete Ashley, who is stepfather to Dregan, raised more than £7000 with a team of 13 at the recent Great North Run.

More information about Cure Myotonic Dystrophy UK Charity is available at https://www.curedm.co.uk/

More information about the Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group is available at https://www.myotonicdystrophysupportgroup.org/