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Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody reveals motor neurone disease diagnosis
Former England captain Lewis Moody first noticed muscle weakness during gym training and now faces motor neurone disease, which kills over half of those diagnosed within two years, charity data shows.
- Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease at age 47, as he revealed in an interview with the BBC.
- Moody expressed that breaking the news to his sons about the diagnosis was 'the hardest thing I've ever had to do' and described it as 'pretty heartbreaking.'
- He shared concerns for his family, expressing a reluctance to look the future in the face.
- The rugby community has organized a fundraising campaign to tackle motor neurone disease after the deaths of fellow players Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow from it.
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At the age of 47, Lewis Moody revealed this Monday that he was suffering from this degenerative disease, for which no curative treatment exists. An announcement received as "a huge shock" by the former third line.
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