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The Observer said it had spoken to several medical experts who were sceptical about Moth having CBD, also known as CBS, given his long survival after diagnosis, lack of acute symptoms and his apparent ability to reverse them.
Winn shared photographs of documents that appeared to show medical experts acknowledging or referring to Moth’s condition or symptoms.
One letter appears to show that Moth had previously been considered as having an “atypical form of corticobasal degeneration”, but further examination suggested he may have “an even more unusual disorder, perhaps monogenetic”.
Winn said a CBS diagnosis does not come from a simple test, “but rather from a long and complex route of observation, where sufferers may have symptoms for many years before they finally reach a diagnosis”.
She added: “We will always be grateful that Moth’s version of CBS is indolent, its slow progression has allowed us time to discover how walking helps him.”
Winn said she had documented Moth’s illness “with such a level of honesty, that this is the most unbearable of the allegations”, adding: “My books have become a record of his health.”
The Salt Path described how Moth’s condition appeared to improve during and after the walk. But in her statement, Winn said: “I have never sought to offer medical advice in my books or suggest that walking might be some sort of miracle cure for CBS, I am simply charting Moth’s own personal journey and battle with his illness, and what has helped him.”