[Football] Stephen Darby retires because of Motor Neurone Disease

[zeetha]

Been reported today that Bolton defender Stephen Darby has had to retire from football as he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45561264

Horrible disease - thoughts with him and Steph Houghton (England womens team captain who he married in June), his family and friends. Just goes to show you should always live live to the fullest....

 

[dangull]

Awful disease, and at age 29 to contract it is equally tragic. The former Glasgow Rangers player Fernando Rickson is another victim of this disease.

 

[worthingseagull123]

Horrible disease.

as with cancer, we need to make this stuff extinct.

Thoughts and prayers with the player

 

[Weststander]

A terrible disease, invariably, a death sentence.

All the best to Stephen and his loved ones. Bolton have already given him a new role and I'm sure the football world will look after him.

 

[Perkino]

A horrible condition. It struck my dad about 2 years ago and he isn't the same guy anymore.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Until recently my first awareness of MND was through David Niven, my second was Stephen Hawking. I learned of a friend suffering MND earlier in the year, another person locally only recently, now Stephen Darby. Is this a sign of it joining dementia as what you might suggest is a growing phenomenon in humans and, if so, is the rise in both hidden somewhere in our modern lifestyles?

 

[Goldstone1976]

Until recently my first awareness of MND was through David Niven, my second was Stephen Hawking. I learned of a friend suffering MND earlier in the year, another person locally only recently, now Stephen Darby. Is this a sign of it joining dementia as what you might suggest is a growing phenomenon in humans and, if so, is the rise in both hidden somewhere in our modern lifestyles?

No increase in incidence in the UK between 1990 and 2005

EG https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3093130/

Interestingly, it’s one of the few diseases where a fatty is less likely to get it than a stick insect

EG http://www.millionwomenstudy.org/pu...urone-disease-in-uk-women-a-prospective-study

 

[Gwylan]

My mother-in-law died from it a few years ago - absolutely horrible disease.

Wish him all the best in the future

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Until recently my first awareness of MND was through David Niven, my second was Stephen Hawking. I learned of a friend suffering MND earlier in the year, another person locally only recently, now Stephen Darby. Is this a sign of it joining dementia as what you might suggest is a growing phenomenon in humans and, if so, is the rise in both hidden somewhere in our modern lifestyles?

No. My cousin had it in th 60s. Diagnosis more definitive now, that's all. Like many other conditions.

 

[GT49er]

Ouch! Tough luck, especially at such a young age. Hope he manages to live the rest of his life to the full, and makes the most of every day. All the best, son.

 

[zeetha]

Sorry to hear of all on this board with personal experience of MND - hope you all get (or got) the support that you, your family and friends needed. Know its not always the case though - my uncle is still waiting for a diagnosis 3 years after getting what they originally thought was a Stroke or Parkinsons but hes now not able to walk far and has trouble speaking but they are still waiting for the next hospital appointment and scan... *sigh*