Exploring ‘Rugby League Player Rob Burrow Badges First To Read CBeebies Bedtime Story’ Former Rugby League player Rob Burrow is set to read the CBeebies Bedtime Story on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Rugby League Player Rob Burrow Badges First To Read CBeebies Bedtime Story
Rob, who used to play for Leeds Rhinos, lives with motor neurone disease (MND) and will be using an eye-controlled computer to read the story.
The computer recreates the words in his own native Yorkshire accent.
Rob says he is “excited and honoured” as he used to enjoy reading to his own children.
He was joined in the CBeebies studio by his wife Lindsey and two of their children, Maya, 7, and Jackson, 3.
The pair helped to direct their dad from the gallery, shouting “Action!” when the cameras began rolling.
He told the BBC: “Reading and literacy are so important. It doesn’t matter what your disability is, reading is accessible to everyone.
“Anyone can enjoy reading and develop a love of books and bedtime stories, just like me and my family.”
The book chosen for his bedtime story is Tilda Tries Again by Tom Percival.
It follows the story of a young girl who one day finds her world turned upside-down and has to find a new way to solve her problems.
Rob, 40, spent his entire career with Leeds Rhinos, making over 400 appearances between 2001 and 2017.
He is one of the most successful players in the sport’s history, winning eight Super League championships.
n 2019 he announced he had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, which is a condition affecting the brain and nerves, causing worsening muscular weakness.
Rob was awarded an MBE in 2021 for his services to Rugby League and for his work in the Motor Neurone community.
A number of high-profile guests have been invited to read a bedtime story for the children’s TV channel, including the Princess of Wales, Dolly Parton and Sir Elton John.
Rob will read the CBeebies Bedtime Story at 6.50 pm on Saturday 3 December (CBeebies and BBC iPlayer).
Rob Burrow Illness And Health Update In 2022
On December 19, 2019, Rob Burrow revealed that he had been diagnosed with MND (Motor Neuron Disease), and his life has changed dramatically since then.“I am a prisoner in my own body,” the rugby league star made a heartbreaking admission in the new BBC Two documentary as he battles with his condition.
The documentary shows the sportsman and his family’s brave battle and day-to-day life dealing with the condition.
Unable to walk or speak, Burrow communicates via a computer and shares that while he can think like everyone, he can’t move his body.
He also describes how it hurts to see his wife, Lindsey, juggling everything. Throughout the film, we can see Lindsey, an NHS physiotherapist, aiding her husband to cope with his incurable illness.
Rob’s consultant, Dr. Agam Jung explains that the disease might make one unable to speak, swallow, or breathe independently, causes weakness in their arms and legs, and lead to dependency and a reduced life span.
Burrow was appointed MBE in the 2021 New Year’s Honours List as a tribute for his services to Rugby and the MND community.
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Meet Rob Burrow Family
Rob Burrow lives near his parents’ home in Castleford, West Yorkshire, with his wife Lindsey (m. 2006) and three children.
Rob says he is glad to have a wife who has been with him in sickness and health and calls her his “superhero.”
Lindsey was in tears when Rob told him to find someone else once he was dead. She describes how she “can’t imagine a world without Rob.”
In heartbreaking scenes in the documentary, Lindsey says that Rob asks her to find somebody else since she’s still young. But the strong lady says, “There will never be anyone else. No one can ever take Rob’s place.”
Robert Geoffrey Burrow was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, to his parents, Geoff and Irene Burrow.
Born on September 26, 1982, he is currently 40. Three years ago, doctors told him he had two years at most to live.
He said he would “fight until his final breath” to see his children grow up. Despite their challenges, the family still smiles, laughs, and shares banter.
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