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Keith Mason and fiancée go viral after inspirational

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Riona Kelly was paralysed in 2015 after suffering a rare spinal stroke.

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Her partner, and ex-rugby league star, Keith Mason has been posting about her recovery
on social media from their home in West Yorkshire and they've become a lockdown hit.

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