Bec Daniher, Neale Daniher’s daughter, is married to Drew Howell, her long-term boyfriend became fiancée and spouse. The couple has been together for over a decade. The couple resides in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, with their two children. Bec Daniher is the daughter of Australian football pioneer Neale Francis Daniher. She rose to prominence when her father, Neale, was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in 2013.
Danihers are born with athletic abilities. Terry, Anthony, and Chris, Bec’s uncles, all played professional football for Essendon. Bec Daniher also competed professionally in rowing. She was a member of Australia’s Women’s squad at the 2013 World Rowing Championships. Unfortunately, due to her father’s sickness, Bec had to abandon her rowing dreams. Bec is now an active member of her father’s charity, FightMND. She works for the organization as a campaign director and connection manager.
Meet Drew Howell, Bec Daniher’s Husband: Married Life And Children
Drew Howell, Bec Daniher’s husband, is a musician. The couple lives in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, with their children. Drew works as a Business Development Consultant at Wescott Industrial Services Australia and as the Managing Owner of Red Handed Clothing Co. Meanwhile, he works as a Volunteer for FightMND, the firm founded by his wife’s father.
Drew received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Wollongong in 2005. Bec and her husband have been married for over a decade. The two began dating in 2014. On October 30, 2016, Drew proposed to Bec. Bec and Drew exchanged wedding vows on April 24, 2017, and the two have been going strong ever since. They have two children from their marriage. Billie, the oldest, was born on November 15, 2021. Similarly, on August 6, 2023, the couple welcomed their second child, Hazel Jean. Bec’s Instagram photos often provide peeks of fatherhood. She posts images of her children on various occasions.
A Status Report on Neale Daniher
In a recent interview with “Let’s Talk,” Bec Daniher shared some significant updates on her father’s health. In 2013, Neale was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). He was informed by the doctor that he wouldn’t live beyond the first 27 months. Ten years after his diagnosis, in 2023, he has defied the odds, according to his daughter Bec Daniher. However, the illness is slowly but steadily changing the odds. Neale has lost his capacity to communicate.
“Dad can’t talk anymore,” Bec said. That presence of death is more real than it has ever been… “I can sense it creeping up on me.”
Neale, her famed father, is a co-founder of FightMND, an organization dedicated to discovering a cure for MND and establishing a world free of MND. FightMND has raised more than $10.45 million in AUD for illness research. Unfortunately, there is no known cure for MND in humans, while a medication therapy to assist in postponing development has been licensed.
