Rob Burrow has taken to social media to praise his wife Lindsey saying she 'smashed' her appearance on national TV yesterday despite hating the limelight.
Lindsey, 40, is a full-time carer for Rob who was first diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in 2019. She appeared on Lorraine on Wednesday morning to speak about life since the former Rugby League superstar's diagnosis and to continue to raise awareness about the disease and push for more research funding.
Lindsey spoke bravely about how the pair broke the news to their children and about the day-to-day difficulties that the family now face. Rob retired from professional sport in 2017, less than two years before his devastating diagnosis, and was initially told he had two years maximum to live.
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Rob has now lost all voluntary movement and the ability to speak, and Lindsey carries him around their home. But this didn't stop him from admiring his wife during a rare TV appearance.
He wrote on Twitter: "I'm so proud of my Lindsey for stepping out of her comfort zone. She hates the limelight and to go on Lorraine and smash it? I thought she looks stunning too."
Yesterday, Lindsey told The Mirror that more needed to be done to speed up funding of MND research despite government pledges. She said: "To use Rob’s words, the government has got blood on their hands because MND patients don’t have time to wait.
"If you look at the statistics, a third of people will die within a year. They need the research and the funding now - we need to get on with finding some form of effective treatment and a cure for the disease.
"It is frustrating - they have made that pledge and you hope they keep their promise and deliver. You feel quite angry, why is there no treatment or cure?
"The £50million is a great start but they need more funding from the government and backing from pharmaceutical companies to keep the momentum going. It’s really hard to watch someone who was well and active deteriorate to a point where just scratching their nose is now impossible.
"It’s devastating, and it’s really hard to watch him go through that - and the effects it has on the whole family. To just have something to slow down the progression, to give people more time, MND sufferers would take anything.
“Look at the Covid vaccine, all the funding that went into that, we have researchers there and waiting, we just need that funding, it’s crucial.”
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