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Rob Burrow's wife Lindsey details 'miraculous' moment he 'came back from the dead'


Rugby legend Rob Burrow passed away on June 2, 2024, following a nearly five-year battle with motor neurone disease, with tragic details of his final days revealed by his wife

In the days leading up to his tragic passing, Rugby League legend Rob Burrow"came back from the dead", his wife Lindsey has shared. She shared with the newspaper: "As I sat in the corner of Rob's hospital room with Jackson, watching Ghostbusters together on a ­little DVD player, my husband suddenly started to struggle to breathe." Kevin, known for his respectful and earnest demeanour, struck the perfect chord, light-heartedly ribbing Rob about his resilience and the moustache forming under his oxygen mask, Lindsey added.

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