Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody reveals MND diagnosis | Lewis Moody
Lewis Moody, the former Rugby Captain of England and winner of the World Cup in 2003, received a diagnosis of motor neurons.
The 47 -year -old man told the BBC that he had trouble accepting what the news meant for his future and for his family, although his symptoms are relatively light.
“There is something to look at the future in the face and not to really want to treat this per minute. It’s not that I don’t understand where it’s okay. We understand that. But there is absolutely a reluctance to look in front for the moment.”
The other Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow rugby players have died of the disease in recent years, with rugby – and in particular the skills coach in England, Kevin Sinfield – adopting a high -level fundraising campaign to attack it.
Moody said: “We give you this diagnosis of MND and we are rightly emotional on this subject, but it’s so strange because I have the impression that nothing is going well. I don’t feel sick; I don’t feel bad. My symptoms are very minor. I have a little muscle waste in my hand and shoulder.
“I am always able to do everything and anything. And I hope it will continue as long as possible.”
The MND can prove to be fatal within 12 to 18 months of diagnosis, the inhabitants of Great Britain would have one risk out of 300 to develop the neurological condition. It is believed that about one in five cases is linked to genetics, and it was announced last year that parents of people with a disease were to be offered genetic tests that would say if they were also likely to develop it.
Moody, who won English and European titles with Leicester during his player career, told BBC Breakfast two weeks after he learned that he had the disease that he felt “comfortable” when he was trying to focus on his immediate well-being, his family and his preparation for the future.
“Maybe it’s a shock or maybe I treat things differently, and once I have the information, it’s easier.”
He discovered that he had the MND after noticing some weakness in his shoulder during training at the gymnasium, the BBC reported. After physiotherapy failed to improve the problem, scans showed that nerves in his brain and spinal cord had been damaged by MND.
“We give you this diagnosis of MND and we are rightly very emotional on this subject, but it is so strange because I have the impression that nothing is going well. It’s never me for which I feel sad,” added a bad emotional mood. “It is the sadness to have to tell my mother – as a single child – and the implications that have for her.”
And he talked about the difficulty of telling his two teenage sons. “We sat on the sofa in tears, Ethan and Dylan both wrapped each other, then the dog jumped and started to lick the tears of our faces, which was rather silly.”
