Dutch footballer Fernando Ricksen, who captained Rangers, passed away in September 2019 at the age of 43. Ex-England and Liverpool footballer Stephen Darby, 32, was also diagnosed with MND in 2018. We need more research and more funds made available for specific research into MND, which remains a little-known condition among the wider public. Yet, the government’s funding for MND research is only around £3m a year. Physio didn’t work and eventually the hand had to be broken and re-set.

Source: Express January 12, 2021 11:46 UTC