harrybuckle
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Post by harrybuckle on Jan 8, 2024 6:37:38 GMT
A moving fantastic interview this morning on BBC breakfast featuring Marcus Stewart at Liverpool fc outlining living with mnd. A proposes sponsored walk between football stadiums was discussed.
It also showed footage of Marcus scoring at Anfield for Ipswich Town. Very heart warming interview
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ltdgas
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Post by ltdgas on Jan 9, 2024 9:06:16 GMT
My brother died at 47 from mnd , I remember the journey back from Sheffield the day he was told he had it , the day they told us he had weeks to live , I’d hold him up for carers to wash him , read him books , to see someone so active , mad fisherman , go down hill so quickly is heartbreaking Hopefully one day they find a cure , thoughts are with Marcus
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 9, 2024 10:45:00 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 9, 2024 10:51:46 GMT
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Post by Cheshiregas on Jan 9, 2024 12:59:53 GMT
My brother died at 47 from mnd , I remember the journey back from Sheffield the day he was told he had it , the day they told us he had weeks to live , I’d hold him up for carers to wash him , read him books , to see someone so active , mad fisherman , go down hill so quickly is heartbreaking Hopefully one day they find a cure , thoughts are with Marcus So sorry to hear that ltdgas, it is a horrible disease. It is great though that people like Marcus, Doddie Weir, and others are bringing it to the forefront. I am sure that your brother was blessed by the help you gave him, you have my admiration. Best regards Cheshire
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Post by bluetornados on Mar 29, 2024 23:42:00 GMT
Football stadium march for MND involving ex-Bristol City and Bristol Rovers favourite begins, The 'March of the Day' began this morning 22nd March with former Bristol City and Bristol Rovers striker Marcus Stewart firmly involved in the charity event raising money for motor neurone disease..By Daniel Hargraves
i2-prod.bristolpost.co.uk/incoming/article9183587.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_JS328417068.jpg Marcus Stewart and Stephen Darby ahead of setting off from Bradford City Football Club's Valley Parade stadium for the 'March of the Day' trek Bristol Rovers favourite Marcus Stewart and former Liverpool and Bradford right-back Stephen Darby's 'March of the Day' got underway this morning alongside a number of ex-players as the pair continue their inspirational effort to raise funds for the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation. 'March of the Day' is a charity event that raises funds for the Foundation and will take place over the next two-and-a-half days as a core team of 16 former players walk from The University of Bradford Stadium to Anfield, a distance of over 175 miles which will take in a total of 17 football stadiums across West Yorkshire and the north-west including Elland Road, Old Trafford, the Etihad and Goodison Park. Over £100,000 has been raised so far with 50 former players expected to take part in the walk, including Chris Kirkland, Paul Scholes, Dominic Matteo, Jill Scott and Mick McCarthy, alongside an expected total of around 600 people. Set up in 2018 by Darby and former British Serviceman Chris Rimmer, who both suffer from motor neurone disease (MND), the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation funds and assists research into finding a cure for the disease. Former Bristol City and Bristol Rovers striker Stewart was diagnosed with MND himself in 2022 and has been a tireless campaigner since his diagnosis with a charity football match at the Memorial Stadium last May a fundraising highlight. Speaking at the start of the march in Bradford, Stewart told the PA news agency: “It satisfies me that I see people here, that I am part of the process to help people. “It satisfies me that there is hope for people that can’t be able to walk whether it is they can’t walk or talk. I have a voice still and still quite mobile so the message to them is don’t give up and we are trying our best to find a cure. I am part of that and I am not giving up. “Players have to look after each other both on the pitch and after you’ve finished. It’s nice that so many ex pros that I have played with and haven’t played with are joining in the fight. “MND lives with me. I don’t live with MND. As it stands I can do most things.” Bristol-born, Stewart came through the youth ranks at Rovers and begun his senior career with the Gas while also having a two-year spell at City later in his career. Over 20 years, the former striker made over 500 appearances, scoring 156 goals with the 51-year-old best known in the wider football community for his spells at the likes of Ipswich Town, Sunderland and Huddersfield Town. Stewart was also assistant manager at Rovers from 2013 until 2018 with the majority of his spell spent alongside Darrell Clarke. The Bristolian is currently Head of Player Development at Yeovil Town.
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Post by gasgomarchingin on Apr 14, 2024 15:53:54 GMT
It amazes me how some of these people like MS always seems to remain so positive about these situations. I know I would struggle so all credibility to the bloke.
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