Lindsey Burrow has spoken about how her children are dealing with the death of their father Rob Burrow 14 months on from his tragic death

Rob Burrow’s widow Lindsey has opened up about how their children after coping with his death. The ex rugby player died aged 41 in June last year after suffering with motor neurone disease since 2019.

Lindsey stopped by ITV’s Loose Women to speak about Rob’s third and final documentary – There’s Only One Rob Burrow – being nominated for a National Television Award. “I just feel so incredibly proud. I’m in complete awe of Rob, what he went through, what he’s done for the MND community,” she said.

“The awareness that’s been raised through Rob sharing his story has been incredible. The money that’s been raised as well – £20 million has been raised for MND charities.”

Lindsey Burrow with her husband Rob in 2024 (
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Lindsey went on to speak about their children – Macy, Maya and Jackson – have been dealing with his death. Lindsey said: “The kids are brilliant – they keep me going more than anything. The resilience and the courage and the bravery that they’ve shown is just incredible,” she said.

“I know that Rob will be beaming down with pride. They keep me going. They’re just a tower of strength for me.

“It’s really hard as a parent because you want to wrap your children up in cotton wool, you want to protect your children but the courage they’ve shown just makes me feel incredibly proud.”

Rob and Lindsey Burrow with their kids Jackson, Maya and Macy (
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Steve Morgan)
She added that the children are still navigating their own grieving processes. “Dealing with grief is so different because children will often puddle jump – one minute they’re happy, one minute their sad. Whereas as adults, we tend to jump in a puddle and get stuck in that puddle,” she said.

“You’re dealing with all those emotions so we’re still on that journey but they’re surrounded by love and we’re so grateful for all the support that we’ve had.”

Earlier this year, Lindsey spoke about her final nights with Rob before his death. The ex rugby star was connected to a hospital ventilator at Pinderfields Hospital in West Yorkshire after developing pneumonia and could not communicate.

Lindsey asked: “Rob, I know you’re really tired. Have you had enough?” He moved his eyes to the left – his way of communicating, left for yes, right for no.

“I wanted to cry,” she said in a chat with The Sun. “I knew what I was asking and I needed to know that it was really what he wanted. I just held him in my arms for a long time until he fell asleep. I thought I might howl with the pain but he’d had enough. He’d fought his battle.”