Our great friend, Lewis Moody, has announced that he is living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Our immediate love and support goes out to Lewis, his wife Annie and their two fantastic sons. With no cure for MND currently, this is very difficult news.
Lewis is simply the most kind and inspirational person, as well as being known for all he achieved on a rugby pitch with Leicester, Bath, England and the British & Irish Lions. A former England captain, a 2003 Rugby World Cup winner and a passionate charitable campaigner; dedicating the last 12 years to raising over £2 million through The Lewis Moody Foundation, to fight for and support those affected by Brain Tumours.
As a measure of the man, Lewis has already found it within himself to focus on staying positive, living life and dealing with the changes he will experience in time as they come.
But, please, we can help.
We have created this GoFundMe page to raise funds for the needs Lewis and Annie will have following his diagnosis, and the associated causes they choose to support once they have taken stock of where best to channel their efforts.
We know many people and organisations across rugby, sport and beyond will want to express their good wishes and support for Lewis and the fight against MND. We thought it important to provide a space to do that here.
If you wish to find out more about MND please visit: https://www.mndassociation.org/
A dedicated email has been set up for anyone wishing to send correspondence to the Moody family (monitored by friends and family), this can be found on social media posts.
Thank you for your support and generosity,
Geordan Murphy & Leon Lloyd
Organizer
Geordan Murphy
Organizer
England