Man whose friends thought he was 'drunk' actually had serious illness Rob Fairhurst also suffered from bad balance before the devastating diagnosis of MS. Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A man whose colleagues dismissed his dizziness as being 'drunk' actually had multiple sclerosis.