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Rob Burrow: Leeds photography exhibition explores MND

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Rob Burrow: Leeds photography exhibition explores MND

Rob Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2019. He can no longer walk or talk and communicates only with a keyboard controlled by his eyes. A photography exhibition exploring the impact of MND on seven people, including rugby league legend Rob Burrows, has opened at Leeds railway station. It is raising awareness and funds for the Rob's Centre for Mnd. The new centre will be run by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. It will help patients and their families. John Hamlin lost his wife Susie to MMD in April 2018.

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