Hamish recounts being dragged out of bed at seven in the morning to be sent to the shed to nail things on. He describes it as an idyllic childhood.
The family are close. The boys laugh with their mum while Kathy talks of the 200 miles her team will have to cycle every day during the challenge.
When asked whether humour is important to her family, she said it comes from Doddie.
“That was the way he lived. There was no point in crying because it didn’t get you anywhere. That was sort of his philosophy in life.”
Smiling, Hamish recalls how everyone has an interaction with his dad and a story to tell.
“Some of them I’m not sure I should be hearing if I’m totally honest. It sounds as if he caused a bit of mischief back in the day.”
This positive outlook was, he adds, “my dad’s legacy and will be until we find a cure.”
Kathy agrees. She thinks that, in being so open about his illness, Doddie hopefully helped others with MND.
“He made it that you are not alone,” she says.
