Colm Murray doc Rte1 Motor Neuron Disease

johnr1

Just watching this now.

I knews little about this before now.

What an absolutely horrible fcuking cnut of a disease.

He comes across as a very sound fella. This is a shame.


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Nodin

I heard he was sick, but it was a fright to see the poor fecker and how he'd changed.

flanders1979

Very sad. Horrible disease.

starbelgrade

He's a great sports news reader - really sad news, but great to see him dealing with it so well.

Seeing stuff like that really puts those small problems into perspective.

Sergeant

It's been a brilliant and very moving programme. Public service broadcasting at its best.

BraziliaNZ

Seems like a nice guy, used to see him in my old gym, I wish him the very best

My name is URL

It's a devastating condition, but the program was actually uplifting. It's fantastic to see somebody remain so positive while going through an ordeal like that. Awareness is key to understanding and attacking any disease, and a lot more people are aware of this one because of Colm's positive attitude.

stovelid

Heartbreaking stuff. My wife's dad died from it when she was about 12.

Fair play to him for having the courage to make the programme.

Sparks43

Bloody hell im on the verge of crying here


Very brave man

nicklauski

I remember seeing him on The Late Late when he was first diagnosed. He could walk on his own, his speech was fine.
It's actually very saddening to see him now. Wheelchair bound, and speech slurred.

He interviewd Alex Ferguson the Christmas before last, and it was one of the best radio interviews I'd heard.

DEFTLEFTHAND

A lovely man, deserves immense credit for his bravery in confronting this awful condition.

Captain Graphite

MND is such a brutal, horrendous condition. If I were in Colm Murray's position there's no way I could stay as upbeat and strong as he has done. His willingness to fight it til the end really is remarkable.

Also somewhat reassuring to see that the professor from Trinity they featured genuinely does seem to believe that MND can be defeated some day. I guess she wouldn't be able to do her job if she didn't think it was possible.

clickhere

Well done Colm Murray, your one brave person. I dont have problems now.

BOHtox

I think it's great to see that he's still soldiering on working. It's a horrible disease that I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy. I just hope a cure is found.

shimmery

His courageous strength and dignity in the battle against his disease.. he is the most admirable person i have ever seen. He makes me want to be a better person. All my heart is wishing him the very best on his journey x

JupiterKid

Colm Murray is a true gent if there ever was one. He's got more courage in his fingernail than I do in my entire body, that's for sure.

I really hope that they can find a cure for motor neurone disease some day.

gcgirl

It was quite an emotional program to look at, fair play to Colm I don't think I'd have the up beat determination

An aunt of mine died with this condition. It really is a truly terrible disease to have and I just wish I knew her better than I did before it happened.

kieraneen14

very good programme and well done to colm murray for taking part. I thought his attitude is uplifting to see and it puts peoples worries like septic tank charges now on frontline into perspective. While his views on are realistic on the treatments available to him currently, it showed the humility and selflessness of the man when he said he hoped that his contribution via the show would help the researchers come even a couple of millimetres down the road. A great ambassador for Ireland and id say a gas man too. Wishing him the best

Moocifer

3 of my 4 grandparents died from this disease. Its great to see someone bringing awareness of this terrible disease to the general public.

Stavro Mueller

+1 to all the comments here. It has also made me feel thankful that I can walk and talk without any trouble whatsoever. I wish him all the best.

Patri

He's a genuine gentleman, and it's heartbreaking to see him like this. He's still so well spoken, and one of the very best and most down-to-earth persons to ever pass through rte. If only there were more people with his personality and character, he really is one of a kind.
His courageousness is admirable, I had the honor of meeting him once or twice a few years back before he became ill and he was just as humble and easygoing as he seems. He'd have the time of day for anyone.

As said before it really does put your small troubles in perspective, I hope he grows better or at the very least attains some comfort.

twirlagig

clickhere wrote: »

Well done Colm Murray, your one brave person. I dont have problems now.

+1

AngryBollix

I knew he was ill and suffering from the illness but had no idea that his health had degenerated to such an extent.

It wasn't all that long ago that he was on the late late to discuss the disease and he still seemed comparatively healthy

kfallon

I hope this is on RTE Player, missed it tonight. Man is a legend and loves his horse racing so much, he was always at L'town when he could get there!

You knew when he was doing the sports news and had the editorial duties cos his opening line would always be, "And first to racing....."

So glad he was honoured by HRI in 2010 for his contribution to racing, his fav pastime.

It was bad enough when we lost Paul Magee (Jimmy's son and a gentleman) to MND and now racing has seen another true gent struck down with it.

Minstrel27

kfallon wrote: »

I hope this is on RTE Player

It is up there now

http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1132488

Benny_Cake

With many illnesses, knowledge is power because there are options and ways of fitting it. Not so in the case of MND but Colm Murray is facing what is a truly horrible condition with great courage. He always came across as a gentleman, in this documentary he showed there is steel behind that too. My prayers for anyone who is suffering from this or who has a loved one with it.

carbon nanotube

johnr1 wrote: »

Just watching this now.

I knews little about this before now.

What an absolutely horrible fcuking cnut of a disease.

He comes across as a very sound fella. This is a shame.


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As an ex pat I am saddened at hearing this, have not heard him for years but he was very professional and seemed like a top gentleman.

as someone said, makes you put life in perspective.

Chorcai

My grandfather died cause of this horrible disease, it was so sad watching him drain away from the man he was. It's a horrible, horrible disease.

Also RTE thankfully didn't place any adverts in the 45min RTEplayer version