Mayo footballer Lee Keegan has dismissed rumours that emerged recently claiming he has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
The Westport man was ruled out of the recent International Rules series due to a hip injury which he is set to rehab over the oncoming months. That hip injury will limit his involvement with Mayo for their upcoming National Football League campaign. Keegan had been involved in the last three series and vice-captain in 2015 but was not involved last week in Australia after a prolonged season with club and county.
Speaking to Mike Finnerty of the Mayo News today, Keegan addressed rumours that he was suffering from MS. The cruel gossip surfaced online last week and resulted in a significant amount of distress for Keegan’s family.
I definitely can confirm that I don’t have MS, which is a very serious condition and something that really shouldn’t be discussed in the manner that it has been.
The 28-year-old confirmed the rumours were totally unfounded:
I’m 100 perfect fine and healthy, and thankfully have no illness like that. I was disappointed to see my family upset by the rumours and it's not nice for people who do have MS, for my name to be thrown around in conversations like that, with false rumours.
Former Mayo footballer David Brady appealed to people to pay more consideration when it comes to idle gossip:
Really inappropriate rumours about health of Mayo player over the last few weeks & much of it out of genuine care but please don't buy into it again#FakeNews
— David Brady (@D9BMayo) November 21, 2017
Rumours are a regular occurrence in the GAA sphere but when they are as serious as this it is an unfortunate necessity that those involved rebut them. MS is a long-lasting disease of the central nervous system, and there are 9,000 people in Ireland living with it.
You can read the entire interview in today's Mayo News.
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