Doddie, who has just 38p left in his betting account, becomes more serious when explaining that he avoids discussing death. “I don’t talk about that because I’m trying not to go there.” Tony Stanger (Scotland):“Probably Scotland’s greatest ever finisher. He was key as we won the 1990 Grand Slam.”

Book release: Doddie Weir’s five year journey with MND Book release: Doddie Weir’s five year journey with MND

He says there are two types of people - radiators and drains - and Doddie was definitely a radiator. Doddie Weir now sometimes uses Eyegaze software to help him communicate, which helps to give him independence at home. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianDoddie Weir with fellow former international John Jeffrey before Scotland’s 2020 Six Nations match against England at Murrayfield. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images We are the leading rugby union news and content network delivering you the latest news, views and all the moves in Rugby Union. Follow our socials Jeffrey relives fundraising efforts which Doddie Weir's friends made to take care of his family following his diagnosis.

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There is a part of the book where a rather heated exchange between myself and Stewart (who also helped write the other two books) is detailed. The point that was being made was that while I was happy with my lot, and was just going to get on with things, others needed something – or someone – to champion their fight, or to give them a bit of a steer in terms of where their life was headed. Once I’d got hold of that idea, then it all fell into place. This isn’t a guide on how to live with MND, more a guide on how to have MND and live. How do you hope the book raises awareness of MND and the need for research with not only the MND community, but the wider public?

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Doddie Weir says: ‘We went to Geneva about a month ago and it was very stressful. I had to be carried on the plane and it’s too difficult now.’ Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

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That’s why it is a big thing for campaigners - all three of us are involved in a very special group who need help. There is no cure. It is a terminal illness. He is determined to keep living so that he can see each of his three sons, aged between 18 and 21, settle down with a steady girlfriend. Hamish, Angus and Ben are good-looking boys but none of them is currently in a relationship. Last week Doddie and Kathy went to the 25th reunion of the Lions tour of South Africa. All the players’ wives and partners were included at the emotional gathering in Stratford-upon-Avon which meant Tom Smith’s widow, Zoe, was also there. Doddie had been close to Smith, the Scottish prop who was such a revelation in South Africa but died from colon cancer in April. “It was so sad Tom wasn’t there,” Kathy says, “but it was lovely to see Zoe. She’s amazing.” Scotland star Doddie Weir playing for the national team in 1991 (Image: SNS Group) Read More Related Articles Kathy rolls her eyes. “He’s got a betting account. But he’s run out of money on it and I refuse to top it up.”He touched our heartstrings to the end. His life and times were magic," - the final line of a poem read by Doddie Weir's three sons at his memorial service Doddie Weir of Scotland on the charge for Scotland in victory over Wales at Murrayfield in the 1995 Five Nations. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images That it makes an extraordinarily good Christmas present, and one you’d want to keep, rather than share – so you really must buy more! I think it is about doing what you can today rather than putting it off until another time. That could be a useful mantra for life in general, not just because you have MND. But the more advanced this disease becomes, the more chance there is that someday, tomorrow, you might not be able to do the simplest of things. And, that means it’s gone, forever. Can you give Enable readers any insight into the stories included within the book?

Doddie Weir : A complete revelation on the Former Scottish Doddie Weir : A complete revelation on the Former Scottish

In an extract from his new book, Doddie Weir has written candidly about the fall which sapped his confidence and the reality of his Motor Neurone Disease fight. The boys are all shy smiles as they deliver their third of the tribute, a laugh for the line "we'll see outrageous tartan suits appear at every level". Alan Tait (Scotland): “He seemed to have the uncanny ability to always be in the right place at the right time. Then you realised that was because he was pushing opponents into areas where they had no space to work. He was also the tightest man in the world.”Hundreds gathered at Melrose Parish Church and a much bigger audience at Melrose Rugby Club and watching online heard tributes from former team-mates and his family to a man of huge determination, warmth and fun.