Lenny Johnrose feels it is his duty to spread the word to footballers about the “frightening” statistics suggesting a link between professional contact sport and motor neurone disease, but says nothing would have deterred him from pursuing a career in the game.
The 49-year-old former midfielder was diagnosed with MND in March 2017 after a hand injury failed to heal properly.
The diagnosis hit the ex-Blackburn, Bury, Burnley and Swansea man hard, plunging him into depression and initially prompting him to look into assisted dying.