Rob Burrow: Living with MND
Rugby league legend Rob Burrow made close to 500 appearances for Leeds Rhinos and won 20 international caps before retiring in 2017 after winning the Super League Grand Final.
But in 2019, he was diagnosed with the brain and nerve condition motor neurone disease MND) and given two years to live.
ADAPTING
BBC2 documentary Rob Burrow: Living with MND takes a look at how Burrow is coping with the cruel disease, which has rapidly robbed him of his ability to walk, speak, eat or to do anything independently.
This story is from the October 15, 2022 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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