Rob Burrow's last message to the world: Inspirational rugby star and MND sufferer urges people 'don't waste a moment' in emotional video he recorded before he passed away, then ends smiling 'Rob Burrow over and out' By Emily Jane Davies Published: 20:41, 3 June 2024 | Updated: 23:37, 3 June 2024 e-mail 237 shares 173 View comments Brave Rob Burrow's heart-wrenching final words to his beloved family have been revealed in an emotional video, urging them not to 'waste a moment'. The poignant footage hears him say: 'I want to live in a world free of MND. By the time you watch this I will no longer be here.
I'm just a lad from Yorkshire who got to live out his dream of playing rugby league.' It was announced on Sunday that the rugby league star passed away 'peacefully' aged 41 at hospital, five years after being diagnosed with the neurological condition. His pre-recorded final words to his friends and family, to be heard only after he died, were today revealed on the BBC One special programme 'There's Only One Rob Burrow'.
Steadfast, he said: 'I'm a fighter, to be honest. I might not be able to tackle MND but I'll certainly be swinging, I'm not going to give in, not until my last breath. 'I'm a prisoner in my own body, that's the way MND gets you.
The lights are on but no one is home.' As footage of his family and close friends was shown on the screen reacting to his words, he says: 'I hope I have left a mark on this disease. I hope you choose to live in the moment.
I hope you fin.