From Sarah & Piers on 20/4/2006

So very very sorry. Sorry for ourselves, and sorry of course for Liz, and for all Chris's family and friends. But perhaps not for Chris himself. MND is a terrible thing, as we learnt from our time with the two of you. Chris was the most courageous man we have ever seen. We only knew him briefly, but we will miss his cheeky smile and his great sense of humour, even in the face of terrible adversity. It sounds like a cliché, but he really will live on as an inspiration to both of us to be good and generous people, to take life as it comes, to keep pettiness in perspective and to enjoy everything to the full while one can.