The ex-Leeds Rhinos player died on Sunday aged 41 after a four-and-a-half-year battle with motor neurone disease (MND)
The ex-Leeds Rhinos player died on Sunday aged 41 after a four-and-a-half-year battle with motor neurone disease June 3, 2024 9:44 pm
In a speech delivered with the help of an eye-gaze machine which allowed him to communicate by looking at words on a screen, he said: “I hope one day we find a cure and live in a world free of MND. “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 hope you find inspiration from the whole story. My final message to you is whatever your personal battle be brave and face it.
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