Rob Burrow reveals MND a "struggle" for whole family in tell-all book
Leeds Rhinos legend Rob Burrow says living with Motor Neurone Disease is a struggle for his whole family
Last updated 27th May 2022
Leeds Rhinos legend Rob Burrow has opened up about his battle with Motor Neurone Disease in a new book, saying it is a struggle for his "whole family".
The rugby league player was given just two years to live when he was diagnosed with MND in 2019- but two-and-a-half years later, he's given a detailed insight into his fight.
Rob said the motivation behind it was "to highlight how MND affects the whole family, not just the individual.
“The main message of the book is to live what is in front of you, you don’t know what’s around the corner."
His wife Lindsay was involved heavily in the writing of Too Many Reasons to Live, and said she wanted to "raise awareness and show the impact it has" on everyone in Rob's life.
“There are days where you want to throw the duvet back over your head and think, is this really happening. But, when you look at Rob and see how positive he is, you think, what have I got to moan about.
“We just want to raise awareness and show the impact this has on the family.
"What’s really resonated is that people know about the disease now because of Rob and others that have told their story and gone public with it. This has highlighted the disease and the devastating effect of it, how quickly it takes hold of you.”