Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). The 47-year-old flanker, who won several titles throughout his 16-year career, discovered he had the ...

From left: Joost van der Westhuizen, Ed Slater, Doddie Weir and Lewis Moody – all rugby players diagnosed with MND Photos: Getty Images; design: Demetrius Robinson As motor neurone disease started to ...

Former England captain L ewis Moody has revealed he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). The 47 year old admitted he is struggling to comprehend what the future will hold for him, and ...

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Actor Eric Dane dismissed one of the early warning signs of motor neurone disease as being related to 'too much texting'. The Grey's Anatomy star, 53, revealed that he had been diagnosed with a form ...

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