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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ryan McDougall

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Doddie weir s widow incredibly grateful to motor neurone disease donors - Caught on Camera

(L-R) Ben, Kathy and Hamish Weir. (Craig Watson/PA) -

The widow of a rugby star who died from motor neurone disease is “incredibly grateful” to people who recently raised more than £2 million to find better treatments for the degenerative condition.

Kathy Weir, wife of George “Doddie” Weir, said the Doddie’s Triple Crown endurance cycling challenge in March raised £1.6 million alone, with a number of previous events bringing the total amount raised to more than £2 million.

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