FORMER Manchester City captain Andy Morrison has opened up on his health after being diagnosed with a neurological condition.
Morrison, 55, and has revealed the latest update in a video online.
Andy Morrison is battling Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Credit: Andy Morrison – Twitter
Andy Morrison in action during his playing days with Man City Credit: Rex Features
The former skipper has vowed to fight all the way after posting a clip to give supporters news on his brave battle.
He also talked of a “big positive” as his road to recovery continues.
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by a virus in the facial nerve.
Speaking on a video uploaded to his , he said: “Good evening. We are now at week 10 and I thought I’d do a little update. I got a letter from the specialist I saw last week. There is no good news.
“There is a test you can do, where one is the least and six is the worst and I’m between five and six.
“When you see my initial video I did, I said it could be six, seven, eight weeks recovery or a year. It’s going to be a year. A long, long time.
“This is towards the end of the day so I’m a little bit tired and my mouth gets a bit droopy, but I want you to look at my bad side, and, if I lift… can you just see a tiny bit of movement?
“That’s a big positive. The brain is beginning to repair the nerves. It starts there and works its way down or across.
“It’s a positive – and I need to try and look for any positives at the moment. There are good days and bad days.”
Morrison, who won the Division Two play offs while playing at City and started his career with Plymouth Argyle, told of the debilitating symptoms.
He explained: “I helped my daughter move house, then I slept for two days, I couldn’t get out of bed. It’s exhausting.
“The dizziness, the vertigo and the brain fog makes you feel drunk all the time. I haven’t been drunk for over 25 years.
“It is a challenge. I have had so many positive messages, people saying if anyone can come through it it’s me, I’m resilient, I’m this, I’m that. I am, but there is fear there.
“Like I said many times, you have to have fear. There is a lot of fear, it’s not a pretty sight and there are a lot of unknowns.”
Andy Morrison with play-off trophy after Manchester City win Credit: Rex Features
Andy Morrison provided an update to fans in an online video message Credit: Andy Morrison – Twitter
The former defender, who also had spells at the likes of , Blackpool and Huddersfield, has vowed to do all he can to recover.
He said: “I will dig in and do what I have to do to get back to the best possible me. I will, whatever that takes.
“When I try and smile… I can’t tell you how frustrating and how aggressive it makes me that I can’t control it. But I think it is there to test me.
“I have always been able to challenge things and take them on. Work harder, train harder and you know, meet it head on, and I can’t, I have to surrender.
“Get on my hands and knees and pray that God and the universe will heal eventually.
“I think the little bit of movement is a real positive. I’m looking forward to the game next week, I’m going to the Brentford game, and hopefully things go well against Everton which will make it a special day next Saturday.
“Thanks for listening. I will probably touch base in another few weeks. Thanks.”
During Morrison’s stint in Manchester he spent time out on loan at and Sheffield United.
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