Rob Burrow and his family will have the love of all after Motor Neurone Disease disagnosis – The Yorkshire Post says
Yet this is nothing compared to the courage that is now being shown by the tenacious 37-year-old, a hero to so many both on and off the pitch, after he was struck down with Motor Neurone Disease – the cruellest of life-limiting, and incurable, muscle-wasting conditions.
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Hide AdA condition which, coincidentally, has afflicted rugby union’s 6ft 6ins gentle giant Doddie Weir who was honoured at this week’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, and who has taken time out to talk to Burrow about his own experiences with MND.
Burrow and his young family should know that the whole of sport, and Yorkshire, will be on their side as they come to terms with this personal and sporting tragedy.