Charlie Bird has thanked the medical staff who helped him after he suffered another fall in recent days.
The veteran journalist and broadcaster took to Twitter to inform people he was doing well after the setback. Charlie was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in late 2021 and has spoken candidly about symptoms of the illness, including muscle stiffness and uncontrollable crying, in the past.
He informed his followers he was receiving treatment at St Michael's Hospital. However, he reassured people that his injuries were mild and described medical staff at the facility as "heroes."
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The 73-year-old wrote on Twitter: "I had another bad fall yesterday, but frontline medical people looked after me so well in Michaels hospital this morning . No broken bones. and I want to extend the hand of friendship to all our great medical workers who look after all of us so well every day."
Charlie recently fulfilled his life-long dream of meeting Bruce Springsteen after the rock n roll legend performed a series of concerts in the RDS. There was concern that Charlie would not be able to attend the gig at the time, as he was recuperating from a previous fall that occurred while he was out walking.
However, the plans went ahead and Charlie was able to meet the 'Born in the USA' singer during his time in Dublin. Video footage circulated online of Charlie enjoying the first of the three sold out RDS concerts.
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