READ MORE:Inspirational former rugby player Rob Burrow has passed away at the age of 41 following a battle with motor neurone disease, Leeds Rhinos have announced.
The rugby star won the Challenge Cup at Wembley in 2014 and 2015 as well as three World Club Challenges and three League Leaders Shields He explained that he went for an MRI scan and blood tests which came back clear leading the family to be quite optimistic but then a neurologist delivered a devastating blow.He said: 'When I was diagnosed, I think I took it better than Lyns. I think I was just happy for it to be me and not anyone else in my family.'On an appearance on This Morning last year he said: 'I refuse to give in. I will fight and fight to my very last breath, I use positivity to get me through.
The 40-year-old, a father-of-three, was also forced to sleep downstairs and some nights required a ventilator Former rugby league player Rob Burrow was among several players diagnosed with motor neurone disease in recent years. How long people live with the condition varies but some survive for years, and even decades, such as Professor Stephen Hawking, who lived for more than 50 years after being diagnosed aged 21.
He also had to sleep downstairs and some nights required a ventilator to decrease high levels of carbon dioxide in his body. Rob's determined wife refuses assistance from carers and equipment, instead carrying him around their home and from his wheelchair to the car. 'I am extremely proud of Lindsey. I have nothing but admiration for her. Without her, I wouldn't be here today,' he said at the time.
'I know I was for a while. So I hope I can show them that there is a way you can live with this. If I can help one person then I feel like our film has done its job.' Burrow smiling at his former teammate Kevin Sinfield as he crossed the line in his Extra Mile Challenge in 2021'There are occasions where we occasionally break the policy, but that was Rob's wish, that we carry on life as normal, we live every day to it's fullest and just make as many happy memories as a family as we can,' she said.
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