An "extremely brave" man with motor neurone disease took inspiration from the late Rob Burrow to scale the Three Peaks with his pals - and raise almost £50,000 for charity.
Nick Deane, from Shrewsbury, was hit with the "devastating" diagnosis in November last year at the age of 57.
Nick Deane, from Shrewsbury, was hit with the "devastating" diagnosis in November last year at the age of 57.
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00:00We hope that everyone will give generously. Sadly, there's not enough money put into research of any sort in the UK,
00:07but we hope that our contribution will help towards raising the money required to find the cause and also to ultimately find a treatment. Thank you.
00:21And Nick, how much inspiration have you taken from the late Rob Burrow, who obviously was an amazing campaigner for this charity in particular?
00:31I mean, he was an amazing man. Not just was he different in his repertoire, but all the amazing work he did to raise awareness and fund families.
00:50He was a real inspiration for all of us living with the disease. I went to his funeral ground yesterday and saw all the flowers and notes left for him. Very emotional.