In a difficult-to-watch, teary film, the former Leeds Rhinos star was brave and hopeful about his declining physical ability
Rob Burrow: Living with MND
Burrow was a giant of rugby league with Leeds Rhinos and a winner of multiple trophies. But while he was blazing a trail on the pitch as recently as 2017, since his diagnosis his physical decline has been undeniable. “It’s devastating. It’s heartbreaking,” said his wife, Lindsey, trying her best not to sob. “The kids are so lucky to have him as a dad. But he will be taken away from them.” This was a difficult, heartbreaking watch, and a disquieting reminder of human fragility., which impacts the nerves and spinal cord, is a “life-limiting condition”, Burrow’s consultant, Dr Agam Jung, said.
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