RIP Rob Burrow

RIP Rob Burrow 💛🤍💙

RIP Rob.

Done so much for the charity. What an awful disease. I do hope we find a cure one day.

Me and my wife had a tear last night and not massive rugby fans. Everyone knew who he was and respected him.

Kevin Sinfield should be knighted for his efforts helping his mate

I have a mate at Bowls has it...(about 7 years now) less aggressive kind but feeds through a tube every day & has no swallow reflex

Probably in his last year to be honest...Father in Law had it too...wasn't pretty in the end

awful business

One wonders, if we didnt have to fight terrorism, didnt have to beef up armies etc etc how many of the diseases we could have funded solutions for by now.

I can only echo what has been said by previous posters.

RIP to Rob who has passed away far too young. Condolences to his family and friends for their loss plus a huge thank you for the work done by Kevin Sinfield and others for what they have done to raise the profile of this horrific disease.

comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 31 minutes ago
One wonders, if we didnt have to fight terrorism, didnt have to beef up armies etc etc how many of the diseases we could have funded solutions for by now.
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You make a very good point Jonty. Sadly we will never know what difference extra funding will make because armed conflict and terrorism will always be with us.

comment by Sgt Wilko 92 (U5983)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 31 minutes ago
One wonders, if we didnt have to fight terrorism, didnt have to beef up armies etc etc how many of the diseases we could have funded solutions for by now.
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You make a very good point Jonty. Sadly we will never know what difference extra funding will make because armed conflict and terrorism will always be with us.
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Unfortunately I doubt it would make a difference and actually wars sometimes have a positive impact on research, they accelerate the rate at which discoveries are made. I think radar and penicillin both became more widely used during WW2.
I think because MND affects so few people the amount of money that would be prioritised if it wasn't spent elsewhere would be marginal.
They can find the money when it's something like Covid or HIV and affects a whole lot of people but we aren't talking many thousands here and it would just be diverted elsewhere.

Sad news RIP Rob,

Even though we knew this was coming, it's still very sad - R.I.P Rob and
Thank you.

Remember folks MND disproportionately affects sportspeople and hence the constant questioning over heading the ball and the rugby laws cracking down on head injuries. It compelled my missus to become a director at an MND charity to help just cos our son is a CB so has headed the ball all his life. It is brutal with no cure. Yet.