Death of Rob Burrow, 41: the former rugby union star suffered from a neurodegenerative disease

| June 3, 2024 | Health | No Comments

Death of Rob Burrow, 41: the former rugby union star suffered from a neurodegenerative disease

Rob Burrow with his wife Lindsey Burrow before the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon, May 12, 2024. Danny Lawson – Press Association Images/MAXPPP

Former England rugby player Rob Burrow, who suffered from a neurodegenerative disease, died this Sunday, June 2, 2024 at the age of 41. The announcement of his death sparked a wave of expressions of sympathy.

A rugby league star, he won eight Super Leagues, three World Club Challenges and two Challenge Cups during his prolific career with Leeds Rhinos. International, he retired in 2017.

Two years later, doctors diagnosed him with motor neuron disease, a rare form of neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons leading to motor dysfunction and progressive paralysis. “The worst thing for me would be for people to feel sorry for me,”, he said after his illness was announced. “I know what's going to happen, but I want to live as normally as before.”

“You have to dare to dream”

In January 2021, he lost the use of his hands and arms. The disease then affected his legs. His death sparked many expressions of condolences and support for his loved ones. William, Prince of Wales, paid tribute to his memory.

"He taught us that in a world filled with adversity, we must dare to dream", a -he writes on his social networks, saluting the "phenomenal" efforts of the former thirteenth party in favor of a better management of neuromotor diseases.

His death was announced by his former club Leeds. "It’It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our beloved son, husband, father, brother and friend", wrote the club in a press release.

He played over 400 times for Leeds

Rob Burrow, who played more than 400 times for Leeds between 2001 and 2017, helped raise more than 15 million pounds (just under 18 million pounds). nbsp;million euros) to finance the construction of a new center for the care of patients suffering from a neuro-motor disease.

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