Chris Kamara opens up about being diagnosed with apraxia.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Chris Kamara was reduced to tears while discussing his neurological condition on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, prompting Susanna Reid to step in and comfort him. The broadcaster, 65, revealed last year that he had developed the neurological condition apraxia, which leaves those diagnosed struggling with certain motor movements and can often affect speech, as in Chris’ case.
I was ashamed that I couldn’t speak’ After Chris’ appearance, Susanna took to Instagram to rave about how strong he is In an extract from Kammy: My Unbelievable Life shared by The Mirror, Chris wrote: ‘As I was gripped by apraxia, and the apparent hopelessness of my future, I’d been escaping more and more down to the animals at the back of the house. Hidden away, that smallholding became my refuge.
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