Leeds legend Rob Burrow, wife of Leeds Rhinos, tears the "superhero" when he is urged to find someone else after his death.
In December 2019, a father of three was diagnosed with motor neuron disease and says he is still alive because of wife Lindsey, 39. "It always says 'find someone else, you're young' there will be no one else," said Lindsey, an NHS physiotherapist. "No one can replace Rob. It's a cliché, isn't it - love at first sight" - But I think it's true ”, according to the Mirror. Rob, 40, can no longer walk or talk and must communicate through an eye-controlled keyboard but the pair still managed to smile, laugh and share jokes.
Former Scottish rugby union player Dodi Weir, 52, and footballer Stephen Darby, 34, have campaigned with Rob for vital research funding.
UK with MND, a devastating degenerative condition affecting the nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
