Former rugby star Ed Slater has revealed the difficulty of telling his children he was suffering from motor neurone disease (MND) after he was diagnosed last month.
Last month, Slater announced he had been diagnosed with the degenerative disease and retired from rugby with immediate effect. He had made three appearances for Gloucester in the Premiership last season, with the most recent coming in January before he underwent six months of testing.
During an emotional interview with BBC Breakfast, an emotional Slater admitted it was very difficult to tell his three young children. He has two girls and a boy, and the 34-year-old praised how they took the news.
