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Chris Kamara says he is 'forever grateful' to Kate Garraway for urging him to seek 'experimental therapy' in Mexico after revealing his battle with debilitating speech disorder Apraxia
The former footballer, 66, was diagnosed with Apraxia, a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain that significantly affects speech, in 2021.
He has credited friend Kate and her late husband Derek Draper, who lost his battle with COVID-19 in January, for inspiring him to get help overseas and now he is confident that he will soon be back to where he was. He is hosting the event, which is exclusively for van drivers and takes place at St George’s Park, England’s football training ground in August. In a new book titled 'Kammy', serialised by the Daily Mirror, Kamara admitted in his darkest moments that he contemplated suicide as he did not want to become a burden to his wife Anne.
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