A new documentary showing Leeds Rhinos legend Rob Burrow's battle with motor neurone disease aired on BBC Two tonight. The programme showed viewers how Rob is coping with the disease and toll it has taken on his family, leaving many fans in tears.
Rob was diagnosed with MND in 2019 and has since raised awareness for the condition along with his wife Lindsey and his three children. The programme featured in-depth interviews with the family and sad questions about life after Rob.
His daughter Macy said her father is "an inspiration" and he will "always be in her heart" during an emotional speech at the beginning of the episode.
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Macy said: “My dad will always be in my heart. He is just inspirational to me and he is my hero, just thinking of my dad and how much he loves sports and how he was a fast runner, and I want to be like him.
"I want to do him proud.
“I did write a biography on him at school, when he was born it was the 26th of September 1982 and he grew up with two siblings and his parents Irene and Geoff, and he loved rugby as a kid and even though he was small, he was quite powerful, in the end he had a total of winning eight grand finals.”
At the end of the programme, Macy did a speech for her dad, saying: "He is still fighting strong today, Rob loves his family and spends every second with them.
"He will never give up until his last breath, even though MND is taking his life away, he is thankful his children are healthy, he has left a mark on this world."
People took to social media to praise Rob's wife and children, saying they too are an inspiration to those with MND.
@Arun said: "Hope you watched Rob Burrow on BB2 7PM Be like him, his wife, his children, his parents, his relatives, his friends.... Positivity & resilience in face of adversity."
@Amanda said: "Robs wife is a superhero! What a woman! Fantastic family.
@Helen said: "Thanks to Rob Burrow and his beautiful young family, and others who have brought this less known disease to the forefront by sharing their own personal battle. It’s heartbreaking to watch someone you love disappear in front of you let alone let cameras into your lives.
@Warren said: "Just watched the Rob Burrow documentary again, my wife and I in floods of tears, what an inspirational man he is and Lyndsay is truly a super woman. I wish we could help the family. Well done Sally and BBC and all our love goes to the Burrows family.
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