Sky Sports activities presenter Chris Kamara has delivered an replace on his devastated well being battle, revealing that he’s not in a position to stroll down the steps unaided.
The previous footballer, who’s finest identified for his soccer punditry on Sky Sports activities and for internet hosting Ninja Warrior UK, introduced in 2022 that he had been identified with speech apraxia – a motor dysfunction which leads victims to lose the power to hold out expert actions and gestures, together with speech.
Chris, 66, had beforehand been identified with an underactive thyroid and thought that was accountable for his speech earlier than visiting a mind specialist and studying of apraxia. The broadcaster has now given an replace on his situation two years after publicly asserting his apraxia, revealing that whereas he is “on the mend”, he nonetheless struggles with strolling down stairs.
Talking to pal Ben Shephard and his co-host Cat Deeley on This Morning on Monday 8 July, Chris spoke about his situation with Ben saying: “The situation that you’ve is a situation referred to as apraxia. It is a neurological situation that interrupts the neurological pathways so your speech but it surely additionally impacts your stability and your speech as properly.”
Chris responded: “It is dyspraxia as properly so I discover it troublesome now to stroll downstairs with out holding the deal with and varied different issues however that is alright. I am fairly pleased with that. I can get by with that and there is at all times somebody worse off than you so I am wonderful.
“I am on the mend. I’ve stopped feeling sorry for myself which I did firstly however now I am on the mend.”
Chris had beforehand spoken about his prognosis, breaking down on Good Morning Britain final 12 months after admitting that he was “ashamed” of his situation. “The [words] come out very gradual so I believed that outlined me. So, my apologies to everyone who’s obtained a speech situation as a result of it doesn’t outline who you’re,” he stated.
“I get upset speaking about it as a result of I used to be in denial, I used to be ashamed that I couldn’t converse,” he added, to which host Susanna Reid responded: “You’ve obtained nothing to be ashamed of actually, you’ve finished a lot to encourage different individuals.”
He added that speaking about his situation in his ITV documentary Chris Kamara: Misplaced for Phrases helped him – significantly as he was supported by his Ninja Warrior UK co-presenter Ben Shephard. “Ben was behind me popping out and doing the documentary and speaking about it,” he stated.
“And as soon as I’d spoken about it, you get it off your chest, and realise that everybody’s behind you. Household and pals are all with you all the best way it doesn’t matter what occurs.”
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and ITVX.
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