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motor neurone disease

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noun

  1. a progressively degenerative disease of the motor system causing muscle weakness and wasting

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Former England captain Lewis Moody has thanked the public for the "wonderful" support they have shown him since his motor neurone disease diagnosis.

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Former England captain Lewis Moody has been backed to tackle motor neurone disease with "every ounce of his strength" by former team-mate and fellow Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood.

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Former England captain Lewis Moody has revealed he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease and admitted he cannot yet face the full implications of the muscle-wasting condition that killed fellow rugby players Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow.

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The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.

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During the summer, the charity unveiled a melting ice sculpture in Parliament Square, London, of a person with motor neurone disease to symbolise the condition.

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