| RIP Rob Burrow 18:12 - Jun 2 with 3213 views | Stu_boy |
41 really is no age, so sad |  | | |  |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:17 - Jun 2 with 3154 views | BlueBadger |
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I would wipe MND from the planet before cancer.
There's treatments for cancer, seemingly nothing stops MND in any kind of meaningful way. It's a horrific disease.
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:26 - Jun 2 with 3051 views | textbackup |
Did some fantastic charity work even when at his weakest.
People like him deserve hero, or legend status |  |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:30 - Jun 2 with 3008 views | MK1 |
A Rugby league true legend and a fantastic campaigner for MND awareness and fund raiser for research.
R.I.P Rob, we will always remember you. |  |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:32 - Jun 2 with 2992 views | Churchman |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:17 - Jun 2 by BlueBadger |
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I would wipe MND from the planet before cancer.
There's treatments for cancer, seemingly nothing stops MND in any kind of meaningful way. It's a horrific disease.
https://www.mndassociation.org |
I think I’d prefer to see them both wiped from the planet. I have seen what brilliant work improving cancer survival rates looks like in the past few months and how awful it can be when the disease gets beyond treatment, visiting St Elizabeth’s last year. I’ve also seen what MND looks like up close too - truly ghastly disease with as you point out, no cure for it.
Both awful, both need research and ever improving treatments. ‘There isn’t the money’. Yes there is.
RIP Rob Burrow [Post edited 2 Jun 2024 18:36]
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:40 - Jun 2 with 2908 views | Deano69 |
Horrible disease. RIP |  |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:41 - Jun 2 with 2901 views | Westover |
Very sad and no age feel for his family RIP. | | | |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:45 - Jun 2 with 2838 views | bluelagos |
There was an interview a few weeks ago with his wife and her love and devotion for Rob was incredibly heartwarming. Goes without saying all his family and friends will be devastated by his passing.
Such a horrible horrible disease. |  |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:50 - Jun 2 with 2787 views | ArnieM |
A giant of a man and an illness bourn with bravery and dignity. My thoughts are with his family and his very close friend Kevin Sinfield.
RIP Rob. |  |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:56 - Jun 2 with 2759 views | Swansea_Blue |
The guy did so much to raise the profile of the disease and raise funds to help support research into this vile disease. Hopefully one day we’ll find a way of halting or maybe even reversing the symptoms. I lost my mum to MND, so to see what Rob did, with the support of his amazing family and friends (none more so than his wife Lindsey and best buddy Kevin Sinfield), fills me with admiration for them. Bloody legends.
RIP Rob, you can rest easy now fella. |  |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 19:08 - Jun 2 with 2675 views | backwaywhen |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:32 - Jun 2 by Churchman |
I think I’d prefer to see them both wiped from the planet. I have seen what brilliant work improving cancer survival rates looks like in the past few months and how awful it can be when the disease gets beyond treatment, visiting St Elizabeth’s last year. I’ve also seen what MND looks like up close too - truly ghastly disease with as you point out, no cure for it.
Both awful, both need research and ever improving treatments. ‘There isn’t the money’. Yes there is.
RIP Rob Burrow [Post edited 2 Jun 2024 18:36]
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Agreed with both , need to be wiped out , I remember the cancer research charity football coupon from the 70s , that’s 50 years ago and the agent who came round your house to collect your money for the cancer charity used to say to my old dad , the amount of money we collect nationally will hopefully one day eradicate this awful disease, one of probably thousands of cancer collecting charities and 50 years later seemingly very little progress in wiping it out completely…….very sad and forever worrying for so so many . | | | |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 19:40 - Jun 2 with 2571 views | stickymockwell |
Gutted!
Rest in peace Rob Burrows |  |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 19:41 - Jun 2 with 2564 views | stickymockwell |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:56 - Jun 2 by Swansea_Blue |
The guy did so much to raise the profile of the disease and raise funds to help support research into this vile disease. Hopefully one day we’ll find a way of halting or maybe even reversing the symptoms. I lost my mum to MND, so to see what Rob did, with the support of his amazing family and friends (none more so than his wife Lindsey and best buddy Kevin Sinfield), fills me with admiration for them. Bloody legends.
RIP Rob, you can rest easy now fella. |
I hope you're OK Swansea!
All the best brother ❤️ | |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 21:04 - Jun 2 with 2372 views | Illinoisblue |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:56 - Jun 2 by Swansea_Blue |
The guy did so much to raise the profile of the disease and raise funds to help support research into this vile disease. Hopefully one day we’ll find a way of halting or maybe even reversing the symptoms. I lost my mum to MND, so to see what Rob did, with the support of his amazing family and friends (none more so than his wife Lindsey and best buddy Kevin Sinfield), fills me with admiration for them. Bloody legends.
RIP Rob, you can rest easy now fella. |
Sorry to hear that about your mum. It is an evil disease. Have a mate 2 and a half years into his journey with it. Horrendous. Mentally as sharp as ever, his body withering away seemingly by the week. Unable to dress or feed himself, needs full time carers to watch he doesn’t fall over. It’s awful. He’s planning a ‘living wake’ in a few months time. Hopefully before the disease gets to his lungs. |  |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 21:13 - Jun 2 with 2325 views | Swansea_Blue |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 19:41 - Jun 2 by stickymockwell |
I hope you're OK Swansea!
All the best brother ❤️ |
All good thanks. It was a while ago now, but it’s not easy coming to terms seeing someone’s body break down while they’re still fully aware of what’s going on. Horrible disease. | |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 21:15 - Jun 2 with 2314 views | Swansea_Blue |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 21:04 - Jun 2 by Illinoisblue |
Sorry to hear that about your mum. It is an evil disease. Have a mate 2 and a half years into his journey with it. Horrendous. Mentally as sharp as ever, his body withering away seemingly by the week. Unable to dress or feed himself, needs full time carers to watch he doesn’t fall over. It’s awful. He’s planning a ‘living wake’ in a few months time. Hopefully before the disease gets to his lungs. |
Yeah, it’s grim. Sounds like a lovely idea to have a living wake while he can. Make the most of the moments he’s got left | |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 23:05 - Jun 2 with 2158 views | berkstractorboy |
Absolute legend of a man. Some player for his size, like Rugby Leagues Messi. A fine example of Running to Adversity. A horrible horrible disease its so sad. RIP Rob may you be at peace now. | | | |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 23:57 - Jun 2 with 2100 views | BlueBadger |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 18:56 - Jun 2 by Swansea_Blue |
The guy did so much to raise the profile of the disease and raise funds to help support research into this vile disease. Hopefully one day we’ll find a way of halting or maybe even reversing the symptoms. I lost my mum to MND, so to see what Rob did, with the support of his amazing family and friends (none more so than his wife Lindsey and best buddy Kevin Sinfield), fills me with admiration for them. Bloody legends.
RIP Rob, you can rest easy now fella. |
Big hugs from the Barbergh borough here. | |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 00:19 - Jun 3 with 2086 views | BlueBadger |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 21:04 - Jun 2 by Illinoisblue |
Sorry to hear that about your mum. It is an evil disease. Have a mate 2 and a half years into his journey with it. Horrendous. Mentally as sharp as ever, his body withering away seemingly by the week. Unable to dress or feed himself, needs full time carers to watch he doesn’t fall over. It’s awful. He’s planning a ‘living wake’ in a few months time. Hopefully before the disease gets to his lungs. |
A colleague of mine once deceived it as 'your body decomposing whilst your mind stays'.
Awful, awful disease. | |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 03:55 - Jun 3 with 2017 views | Illinoisblue |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 00:19 - Jun 3 by BlueBadger |
A colleague of mine once deceived it as 'your body decomposing whilst your mind stays'.
Awful, awful disease. |
That is painfully accurate. We meet every week to go out for breakfast; the only unofficial agreement we have is we don’t talk about his condition. His carer comes along too, to feed him. Unlimited respect for people who care for others. | |
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| RIP Rob Burrow on 06:59 - Jun 3 with 1951 views | cressi |
A savage and evil illness like one or two others. AT least Rob is at rest and out of pain. It's who is left behind who are suffering family and close friends. | | | |
| RIP Rob Burrow on 08:19 - Jun 3 with 1872 views | BloomBlue |
I was never into rugby league but years ago a mate took me to a Castleford v Leeds game. The teams came out and in the Leeds team was this tiny little player, probably exacerbated because all the other players were much bigger than him. My mate told me it was Rob Burrow ( he had only been playing a couple of years then) and I should watch him as he's brilliant. I couldn't believe how Burrow played that day, not the obvious sidesteps, finding space, fast running but the tenacious tackles, hard hitting tackles - a powerhouse
I often wondered how he made it into the sport. I see people post on this site about how we need physical players in the team, referencing 6 feet+, big muscled players, and not even interested in small built 5 feet tall players. But rugby league is even more physical, I'm sure he spent his entire youth career facing adversity around 'you're not big enough'. It demonstrates an amazing strength to just make a career in that sport.
It never surprised me he fought MND with the same passion.
RIP Rob Burrow. |  | | |
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