Lindsey Burrow in Conversation with Esther Wakeman

Leeds Hospitals Charity CEO Esther Wakeman sits down for a special conversation with our patron, Lindsey Burrow.

Lindsey shares her heartfelt journey in her new book, Take Care, in which she details caring for her late husband, Rob Burrow, who sadly died in June.

Lindsey also discusses the profound impact the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease will have on the MND community.

Help us transform the hospital experience for people with MND, their loved ones, and our NHS heroes caring for them by donating today.

Rob Burrow pictured in front of a mural of himself at Leeds Beckett University

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