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Im here at muddy field stadium in edinburgh the home and the heart of Scottish Rugby im here to interview scotland legend doherty were a man who fought many great battles on this page behind me now hes in case the greatest battle of all his struggle against motor neuron disease so tell us when you when you realized that there was an order saying talk of something couldnt be explained because youve developed motor neuron disease so how did that pose the first time you detect it possibly i was married nearly two years ago now and today called. My hand in a dollar on my farm and been aboard those boy and been a farmer you can shake. And with lost a lot of power and so three months later of this is not very clever its not healed and my skin started to throw up just a bit of an effect guy because you know you. Keep sandy first so youd notice the i did notice just when i got called israel fingers starting with a little bit more and then this was in the way of time where i was fine and so i knew there was something up there again just never for one day thought what it ultimately ended up to be so its the ones that are my skin started twitching and i kind of maybe if youre here im in the deed of i have no you can google. Sugar in space travel here the test started there after im with them indeed there is no official test. Seaver go through a number of tests to see if this is not what it is so lumber punctures is quite pain for you go brain scans which can then find anything goes shock therapy. Blood. Tests and stuff juiced in december just for two months ago when the was. Was the issue obviously when you get confirmed. Must be an. Extraordinary moment to realize it was to feel so can well when were you more or less settling your mind thats what you. Might do Something Else and well explain. But ive always taken the. Negative side of things so when the rugby i always thought when the team got announced i was going to get dropped so if i was dropped i was expecting that so it would be a shock if i was in the team i was quite delighted im back and i was little bit too often told to. Go and i want to get into the and the reason why not in the same was the attitude for. Idea that this is what it was and everything propelled to what it was so when i got told it was ok what do you know its a ticket that someone has given me so lets get on and just try and see if we can try and get something sorted the first people you you tell you be your family you good boys. And. I mean to to tell the way to family that Little Something really serious it was a difficult time because we good lady and i couldnt find the twenty third of december so precrisis so we didnt see anything till mid january to everyone because we were at my mums and my sisters for christmas because mum at the time wasnt very well she had cancer and im clichy still here with him in one thing and so that didnt really when i want to prepare a way i get in and things with so we kept it to mid january told the family just briefly what was going on because it makes life a lot easier and youre not trying to hide so much when you are young to go to maybe doctors visits and stuff and also visit so they were able to cover. Eventually we told the way the world public went. Can join which was which was. Possibly the collective human we thought about it did maybe mid february. This kid was on exams and we didnt want that affect his exams so hence we kept it to june so its been pretty well timetabled because of a great team behind me of trustees who mention the be very helpful so you decided not just the public with. Your condition but also to get a friend ation go into klein do something do something about it so thats only talk over the family because obviously when you decide to go public with some let means that the pub they live by the interest in your condition is quite a different thing from handling on an illness to feel self and your family so that was a big decision to make it was but it was an easy decision and i can say this and it may be your question every second because when i go diagnosed the professor basically said this is your masses and see what youve got to do and since then its been like taking your comment your broken down car into the garbage and youve got to diagnose the issue and youve got to go and fix it thats been the frustrating thing for him and the the the medical profession really been help for. The drug side of things to try and stop a cure of this issue the nasties behind the scene ive been up to fantastic because there is only one drug available and thats who really is or i came out twenty two years ago so the reason for my frustration that theres been no Clinical Trial since then school and so the question has to be did you know this this was a kid i dont know is under the Clinical Trial but my expectation would be as to why. Drugs develop as a number of people who suffer from the condition is quite limited is a real condition and in just going to target the development. Conditions of delicious ale to and i made a career but then its been on this condition going on for a number of years and its not a new condition and thats where my frustration wants which would tell you that there should be a public intervention to get the the Scientific Research going space is its a terrible illness and a moment as well and we like to so and change that seven who really has him be as a certain way spawn and how many people in scotland so there are five hundred. And so a small percentage of it and its a selected group and i was going to crack a few people and im quite fortunate as a mention because i have a maybe fourteen months to spend with family and friends and have some great experience and great memories of people doing a lot of things for me where so many was on the me another day three months on hundred one days of being told today. Hes only thirty eight and too young to see if id a tremendous public when you were on the pitch. And. Extraordinary warm loving emotional. Response on the monosyllable cocktail of how to put it that ditty when you saw just the sights on the sides was so lets get minority it was just phenomenal i think it goes back to like in a fast competition so quick adrenaline there was a very special team as well but thanks have to be for that to get those and hes been a fantastic support same with these teams in the score so we knew that same with. Behind the scenes its very difficult to put in words of support and generosity received just everybody to mrs smiths sending me a little letter to see best where shes buried mantis people donating quite large sums of money to people coming in the street to see big money love what you do and heres twenty pound towards your foundation and stuff and. Everyones embrace the story stories to try and get a fix on much kelly saindon raised today but whats up. Theres a theres a couple opponent need at the moment weve just come off the back of a fantastic call the tough until after all done in kelso. Macleod and description and a much that is quite a lot of money through some old friends who have grown up with and david beards to have been a big stephen put together but a function they did a lot of support from people Jackie Stewart video footage vicky ross from deacon blue was involved bt upon the whole set up was fantastic it even forward a lovely friends to have. Support in newcastle which twelve to twenty old players what fifty five miles from the haggis to take a decent haggis from jeddah to newcastle on and gallium song still think old black no no no those that were there which i took it out a walk on the way home and with that theres a lot of things happen can you logan couldnt have done it on the london pale awareness and again fun so the fans are building what weve gone and done it sanctioned. Review we had a media is in the world and weve done that as a team to try and put a Business Structure with a media is to see when to find a solution and we. Professors and the people involved in m. Indy think the best ways to go and thats thats the route were going to propel so so with the funds thats what weve done at the moment said the suggestion video feed jackie is involved in a Similar Campaign because lady helen has dementia and hes targeting his is a subset tamil clinic and one of the great medical essential necessity youre looking right into little to see where the cutting edge of reception is and in the condition yes were obviously going to themas do not just now but in the back yes i just recently come out from new york last week. And good imitation of Brian Kennedy whos involved in the rugby israel was involved he was sort of invited me across to to see some specialists and with come back with a lot of great ideas of people who were willing and trying to give and again my question always is why why should we need to do that to go to grow the scottish health. Been to see. The health of some of the other and this piece of the directors of the Health Service and we have an educator ive been putting a lot of my trust into my professor dr oz and at the moment where were always coming up against a closed door because again going back to the Common Knowledge here being to know what things to them because the medical board in the n. H. S. There are strict rules it is just doing a lot of things to happen but were not very special situation as a terminal illness and people want to try and some to try something gives a lot of hope and any hope is group hope but at the moment its not happening here and weve got to go but im the Fortunate One thats able to get friends and family out to new york to try and look at some new treatment because a lot of people who dont have the opportunity to really think change. As a great record until trials for a number of conditions because we have a relatively stable population which were told trials is one of the but also the. Real illness is you have to have enough people for for the trial but essentially youd like given the breakthroughs a skull thats been responsible for medicine that would be a fantastic thing if you could if it apply a mainstay to this condition i think its there this is all good people do nothing about good work we just need to move relax whos a bit to try things because myself in our situation because we do something because of the moments not the americans seem to be more up to trying things and getting things we go and as you say when youre facing less condition. Then its a pain to get some things in the lobby field to take a dig a few arrests and this is probably why i think its bringing this this into the game to give it that is an issue here and now later is a battle ahead its like sculling a big battle big important battle and im certainly here for faith and were going to im going to go to you and the welsh in uniform means a special match for your listeners and in the wheels thats going to be some occasion isnt really pretty special and very scary on a. Happening came a moment but. Im looking forward to see the size of the cup its got a big handle from the can to represent me isnt quite that way and sadness that its quite nice that this is happening because normally happens when youre not here so quite a second witness it and have a good time being the same so thanks to both parties for doing and again it goes back to generosity. And support perceived to make people aware of this horrific condition because basically its a muscle wasting condition and. Debility cant do anything for yourself eventually cant eat cant move. Cant breathe even so. We to the end and this is why we need to just publicise tell our people that we needed help the time frame a solution or at least a stoppage and with there will still be unesco should be in and all the other people through the world its just been phenomenal plus im hoping one day we can find a way to mobilize lots and lots of people behind to do you know that. Of the of the success one last thing is its not quite literally we have top but ever the f. B. S. Initial gets there Alex Salmonds the list key of course shelf to supply yourself a list of the biggest we have seen that is given to the. Alex robots isnt supposed to thank you very much for the thank you very much very nice. When we listen to stories such as active door to here we are left in all of the personal courage it requires to face stallion such an illness dodgy to mark to alex that this is the hand he had been dealt and therefore he should get on with the task the same steely resolve which he displayed on the pitch he will now devote to this his greatest challenge of all. My feel stadium is famous for a special roar from the stand for the Scotland Team sorry just forwards from out of hope that the International Group which now supports starting in his battle helps propel humanity forward to finally humble this crippling to see so from all of us here at alex salmon show we hope to see you next. Despite its turbulent history the soviet union has dominated International Sport however this is not about the numbers of those champions for. You dont go. Right on the charts number this. You want there on the board maybe if you are going to describe proof for the order youre going to show those to be reserved for your wardrobe the first serve your lympics team of nine hundred fifty two when she did seeds of a concentration camp prisoners and frontline soldiers for sure baby in the us its good to go there with your shoes because you. Know that an issue of good luck because youre working for one fall through shall forward to get out of this with you if you think that we are going to get there with. The very essence of your question over through personal. Enthusiasm will the new dawn while youre at baltimore simply be there in your world where theres still a free army in the world for you guys you know can we. Very few hours to pay more attention to word of the north Korean Nuclear issue i personally believe the u. S. Coming can come up in just illusions but. The u. S. Has been paying too much attention for military you know solutions but i hope the u. S. Would pay more attention to. The north Korean Nuclear problem. That. Syria calls on the u. N. To hold the u. S. Coalition to account for wednesdays as strikes targeting progovernment forces u. S. Central command says the attack was to defend an american backed group. With the Winter Olympics about to begin dozens of russian athletes are still waiting for a ruling to decide if they can compete in south korea while norway is the latest country to face dumping allegations. Public and lawmakers in the u. S. Us threatening to cut funding to a Global CancerResearch Program after revealing americas most widely used we may find giant Company Monsanto think council. Thank you for watching the News Headlines here at r. T. International broadcasting live from moscow. Syria has called on the u. N. To hold the u. S. Led coalition to account for wednesdays airstrikes against progovernment forces the number of casualties has not yet been confirmed but some reports claim up to one hundred people could have been killed u. S. Central command described the attack as a defensive move but Russias Defense Ministry said the unit was hit as it was carrying out an operation against an i. A. S. And for every the seventh was carrying out an operation to locate and terminate an eyesore sleeper cell near form oil refinery a unit of progovernment forces were suddenly sholden in hit by airstrikes by the u. S. Led coalition vis was overkill if the numbers are true. Demonstration of sheer brute force perhaps you know to send perhaps the send a message nevertheless the United States says that its its in syria and it will defend itself and it has the right to defend itself in this instance Syrian Democratic forces acted in selfdefense but support from the coalition to defeat an unprovoked attack by syrian pro Regime Forces in Eastern Syria if the situation is like how they describe that they were indeed attacks while fighting isis is to make of the right to selfdefense one of you take them at face value you could think so but the people they just killed were also fighting isis and recently they have been making much better progress against isis then the United StatesLed Coalition or their Partner Forces the the s. D. F. The Syrian Government has of course called all of this an act of aggression unwarranted and unjust but just. For you information all of this happened in there is or near a rich oil field and refinery chronicle its called it was liberated last year by the u. S. Led coalition very quickly and in fact. U. S. Partner forces seem to have a knack for liberating areas with oil under them much quicker than they do those areas that dont have oil under them since since all the oil rich areas were taken in that is ordered by the s. D. F. Progress against isis seems to have dropped to a snails pace but you know regardless here america has said that it is in syria only to fight isis the day isis has been all but defeated in syria but you dont see the pentagon packing its bags our military policy in syria has not changed our priority remains to defeat of isis whether its in iraq or in syria that is our intent to defeat isis and not do anything more than that the United States will maintain a military presence in syria focused on ensuring that isis cannot reemerge total withdrawal of american personnel at this time would restore assad continue his brutal treatment against his own people the principal the lack of a fundamental commitment to our agreement is typical of current u. S. Diplomacy including the reasons why the americans stay in syria Rex Tillerson peter he stated that the only goal in syria was the defeat of i so it was now theyve got far more ambitious plans with more of the most with the mixed messages here is the pentagon staying on general mattis said that the United States will stay in syria will fight in syria for as long as the United States wants to fight in syria i mean thats you know pretty direct now you see how this might sound strange go to syria uninvited and while there you start killing syrians in syria in selfdefense. Well regional experts told us that with Islamic State practically gone from syria washington is now targeting the countrys government instead. They are not just in syria to fight dyess theyre in so i knew but have been in syria for a long time because they want to throw aside as the space to die fades as it becomes clear that the Syrian Forces themselves and largely defeated dies the priority of overthrowing assad because to reassert itself in the pentagon and in the white house so i think thats really down to the question the overthrow of assad was always the product reason why the americans were in syria the arming and training these groups intervening with air strikes and so on they were diverted from that by dyess know with the possibility of a defeat of dyess inside syria that policy be reasserts itself this is coming at the end of a long war the United States has taken about twenty eight percent of syrian territory and over fifty percent of its oil is leverage in order to roll back iran and get rid of assad. I guess he wants that oil for him so there was a race only a few months ago to get those deals and hes proving undoubtedly under the pretext of fighting isis United States thank you was so the United States is trying to lay down the law here and not let anybody throw and as we know the turks threatened and mendacious to take on the americans over there so the United States i think is very anxious that both syria and turkey will begin to push america out try to push america out of Northern Syria but unlike. Now its just hours to go before the Winter Olympics start in south korea dozens of russian athletes are still waiting to hear if they can compete forty seven of them have appealed to the court of arbitration for sport to overturn the i. O. C. Has banned over alleged doping violations among those who have filed appeals off some of russias most celebrated athletes they include six times and the big short track speed skating champion victor on and defending biathlon champion until she pointed aunties any appetite reports from the olympic host city young chan. For almost two and a half hours the court of arbitration for sport was listening to the russian side which have now left led by their lawyer so these people wont get another chance to give their arguments to the court and now it is all up to the cast members theyve promised to announce some sort of decision by noon korean time on friday to go over to the bone we continue to depend on the gas pump listen to our arguments and the decision will be reached within twenty four hours so things wont be decided to with a few hours before the Opening Ceremony which of course puts extra pressure on the russian athletes on wednesday the secretary general hinted that still their mind to be at delay now here we are looking at three scenarios either cas decides to do nothing about the International Olympic committees move not to invite the russian athletes who have never been caught for cheating and without specifying the particular reasons for doing that or the court of arbitration for sport chooses to give the green light to the russians and in that case that would be a massive blow for the audio see and that would in turn mean that the International Olympic committee discriminated against the russians the third scenario we heard about from an online leak that cannot be confirmed but reports are suggesting that there could be a split decision on the russian athletes im standing by here at the temporary home of the court of arbitration for sport and ill give you any news as soon as it comes out. Spawns fans have shown their support for russias athletes by projecting a light show onto a building opposite the World Antidoping Agency headquarters in tampa it expresses support and love for the russian and picked team and ends with a message and russians are coming. But other athletes whose participation in the games isnt in question and now also improving control of a c thats after a norwegian state broadcaster published a list of drugs that norways team doctor has brought chung well remarkable amount of ass medication was noted six thousand doses containing banned substances thats ten times more assman drugs the neighboring finland brought to south korea well the quantity of asked my medicine has raised a number of concerns most of these drugs contain substances banned by warder the doping watched argues they can enhance an athletes performance by expanding their lung capacity the norwegian Anti Doping Agency has also admitted the country has a problem with the overuse of asthma medication. It is common practice in no way to occasional use asthma medicine in major elements in the respiratory system even with the diagnosis vastly is not specific. Well the latest revelation comes after the release of a documentary that alleges the existence of an organized doping system at norway Skiing Federation one of the journalists behind the film told us there are major doubts over many of the competitors at this years winter games the. Situation is very angry about they dont want to talk about this problem and thats very sad in the region its more strict ration ski federation doping program we can see that forty one percent of the