Doddie Weir: Last News

This Christmas will hold a poignant significance for Charlotte Hawkins of Good Morning Britain as she remembers her beloved father, Frank, who passed away in 2015 at age 78 after bravely fighting motor neurone disease for three years.The festive season has become a time of mixed emotions for the presenter, who'll be honouring her dad's memory, as she consider it "a time to embrace and think of others".. In the wake of her father's passing, Charlotte, 49, committed herself to the campaign against MND by becoming a patron of the MND Association, pledging to fight on behalf of sufferers until a cure can be found.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to their friend Doddie Weir after he sadly passed away.

"Fingers crossed back to Radio 2 Breakfast Show tomorrow 6.30 if my PCR test is all clear."Zoe's guests for Thursday's show include actress Maxine Peake and horticulturist Monty Don.The star has been absent from her show all week while Nicki Chapman stepped in to host.It's been quite the month for Zoe, who recently opened up about the death of her stepdad Rick, who passed away from a Motor Neurone Disease in December 2012.She became emotional as she candidly spoke about her deceased family member, who all of her relatives were thinking about on the ninth anniversary of his passing.During a chat with Gabby Logan about her BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, Zoe shed light on how former winner Doddie Weir helped raise over £1 million for Doddie Aid.The money would be used to help find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease, which she stressed was a project that was extremely close to her heart."Hopefully one day we will find a cure," the radio personality expressed.She revealed during the interview that her stepdad died on that day nine years ago, much to Gabby's surprise."It's a real special day in my family today," Zoe added."We lost our stepdad Rick to Motor Neurone Disease on this day, quite a few years back now.""We think about him every day, so obviously this is something pretty close to my heart."That same month, Zoe celebrated her son Woody Cook's 21st birthday as she once again took to her Instagram account to share a series of doting throwback photos to mark the celebrate the special occasion with her fans.Some of the snaps in her gallery post included photos of Woody's first school photograph, while another pic sees him cuddling up to his new girlfriend, Nell Williams.Of course, there were also images of Zoe and

BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards today.The 51-year-old began by explaining how former winner Doddie Weir's campaign on finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease was close to her heart.She told her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show listeners that the ex rugby union star had raised over £1 million for Doddie Aid, founded by Rob Wainwright."Hopefully one day we will find a cure," the presenter added.She went on to say that her stepdad had died from the disease in 2012."It's a real special day in my family today," she continued.Dan Walker wades in on Max Verstappen's controversial victory"We lost our stepdad Rick to Motor Neurone Disease on this day, quite a few years back now."As Gabby apologised for her loss, she went on to say: "It's one of

Kilmarnock Standard paperboy Lewis Barnie trekked a mammoth 96 miles to raise funds for a national motor neurone disease charity after his friend’s dad’s tragic death.The 16-year-old completed the mammoth West Highland Way walk in July and raised £965 for MyName'5Doddie and presented the cheque last month.The charity is named after Scotland rugby legend Doddie Weir who was diagnosed with MND in June 2017.Determined Lewis was set to put his best foot forward last May but due to Covid had to wait until July.He said: "I had always wanted to do the West Highland Way walk and then after one of my close friend's dad died last February – after living with MND – I decided it would be a good way to raise funds."We started in Milngavie and ended up