East England Captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has come to know of motor neurone disease.
47 year old told BBC After his diagnosis on Monday, two weeks after the news was given.
He said, “There is something about seeing the future on the face and does not really want to process in that minute,” he said.
“It’s not that I do not understand where it is going. We understand. But for now there is absolutely reluctance to see the future in the face.”
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“You have been given this diagnosis of MND and we are quite emotional about it, but it’s so strange because I think nothing is wrong,” Moody said.
“I don’t feel ill. I don’t feel unwell.
“My symptoms are very modest. I have wasting muscles in my hands and shoulders.
“I am still able to do anything and everything. And hopefully it will continue as long as possible.”