Race Across the World: Maghera pair come second in competition
The elation of the second place victory, however, was short-lived as just days after arriving back home, Andrew became very ill.He developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare but serious autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks the peripheral nerves. It is often triggered by an infection."My muscles stopped working, I was basically on a walking frame and my wife Kate had to feed me. I spent weeks in hospital," he said.Speaking about her father's illness, Molly said: "We had come through this incredible experience and for this to happen to daddy - to go from such a high to this low was difficult."It was scary, but thankfully he came through it eventually."Andrew, however, is "very philosophical about it"."It was something that happened, but I look at it like this - TV show is a microcosm of life. There's up and downs."We had some lows but what incredible highs - that will never leave us."
