Man whose work mates 'thought he was drunk' diagnosed with serious illness He said his symptoms included dizzy spells and terrible balance Updated Rob Fairhurst, 55, from Skelmserdale (Image: The Walton Centre) Get our daily Echo newsletter for the biggest stories and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe for free 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 ‘thought he was drunk’ because of his dizzy spells was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.