Rob Burrow

Rob Burrow: Living with MND is a BBC Two documentary about the former Leeds Rhinos rugby league player's life after being diagnosed with motor neurone ...

The cause of MND is currently unknown, but recent research has suggested a link between playing rugby and developing the condition. There is no cure for MND but there are a variety of treatments available which help to manage the symptoms. Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare degenerative condition that affects the brain and nerves, causing weakness in the body.

The 40-year-old was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire and quickly established a rugby career some years after. He joined Leeds Rhinos as a 19-year-old and ...

“But we can’t, so we just have to make the best of it and enjoy every moment that we have together. Speaking to the Mirror he said said: “I could not ask for a better help than my beautiful wife Lindsey. The show will follow Rob and his family as he battes motor neurone disease. The couple have three children together, two daughters, Macy and Maya, and son Jackson. She is my very own superhero and I could not be alive without her help with everything. The 40-year-old will now feature in a new BBC Two documentary tonight titled Rob Burrow: Living with MND.

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 ...

Their fortitude was to be applauded and the film did an exemplary job telling their story. And it was a testament to his selflessness that his thoughts were not about himself but his family. “It’s there in the patient’s mind. It’s there in the family’s mind. [Motor neurone disease](https://inews.co.uk/topic/motor-neurone-disease?ico=in-line_link), which impacts the nerves and spinal cord, is a “life-limiting condition”, Burrow’s consultant, Dr Agam Jung, said. But while he was blazing a trail on the pitch as recently as 2017, since his diagnosis his physical decline has been undeniable.

The reality of day-to-day life with MND for rugby legend Rob Burrow MBE has been put under the spotlight on prime time television.

A new documentary, Rob Burrow: Living With MND, takes an up close and personal look at how MND has impacted Rob and his family. Rob was diagnosed with MND in December 2019. Rob Burrow: Living With MND was aired on BBC2 on Tuesday 18 October and is available on iPlayer.

Praise has flooded in for Leeds Rhinos legend Rob Burrow MBE and his family following the airing of a documentary about their lives.

Nothing but love and respect for Rob, his wife, his kids and all his family and friends. [The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease](https://www.leedshospitalscharity.org.uk/PAGES/CATEGORY/MND-CENTRE-APPEAL). The [ Rhinos icon](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/rob-burrow-would-not-discourage-children-from-playing-rugby-league-despite-mnd-battle-3877750) was diagnosed with MND back in 2019 and has become heavily reliant on the support of his wife, Lindsey Burrow. And those kids….just amazing and a huge credit to Rob and Lindsey….his legacy!” @BigKev3001 tweeted: "Rob Burrow, just watched ‘Living with MND’ and I have to say the tears were flowing. A heartbreaking horrible disease but Lindsey is so amazing in her care and strength, despite her heartbreak.