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Good Morning Britain viewers in tears as ‘inspirational’ Chris Kamara opens up about battle with speech condition

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GOOD Morning Britain viewers were in tears today as Chris Kamara opened up about his battle with apraxia of speech. The 64-year-old bravely spoke of how the condition, which is caused by his underactive thyroid, is affecting his ability to talk.

Football commentator Kammy told pal Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins that he was having a better time of it today. He said: "If I explain my apraxia, we take for granted the fact when we think and coming through our speech it's comfortable, it's easy, it's natural. "My apraxia, when it's bad stops those signals from that brain going to that mouth.

It slows it down, at times it slurs the words as well. People are looking thinking 'is he all right? Is he drunk? What's the matter with him?' "When I put out the message after Soccer Saturday, I never in a million years expected that response, but everyone has been so brilliant, so kind.

People have got in touch who I haven't spoken to in 30 or 40 years to wish me well." .css-16e4f55{margin:16px 0;}.css-1czxmma{background-color:rgba(252,239,255,1);margin:16px 0;}.css-1tapza8{padding:20px 15px;}.css-1bk4jdt{padding:20px.

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