'I am just a lad from Yorkshire who got to live out his dream of playing rugby league...I hope I have left a mark on the disease'
Rob Burrow issued an emotional final message to the world this evening in a documentary aired following his death.
READ MORE: Police issue statement as young man killed in horror crash on Greater Manchester street - with two people arrested “I am just a lad from Yorkshire who got to live out his dream of playing rugby league. As a father of three young children I would never want any family to have to go through what my family have since my diagnosis.
“I am unbelievably proud of the campaigning he’s done to raise awareness and the millions of pounds that have been raised in his name for MND charities,” she said.
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