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Famous Footballer With ALS - Do Not Take Anything For GrantedMay 02, 2006
During an emotionally charged gathering at his Curving Avenue residence yesterday, friends, family and colleagues threw their support around former PHC Zebras and Bermuda international footballer Marischal (Mop) Astwood. Astwood, 53, was diagnosed last February with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
“All I can encourage others is not to take anything for granted as I have now found out,” a wheelchair confined Astwood told The Royal Gazette. “I never thought something like this would happen to me, but it did.”
“Fortunately, he’s always been a mentally tough guy,” said Astwood’s brother, well-known sailor Glen. “His spirit has helped lift others because he’s taken things on the chin and shaken it off, which has made it a bit easier for us.”
“Mop was respected both as a player and individual,” Furbert said. “He has basically been a player at PHC over the years that everyone has looked up to. “And now that he is in the situation that he is now . . . it is only right for others to rally around him and provide him with the support he needs at this difficult time.”
To read more please refer to the Royal Gazette's article available here: The Royal Gazette
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