Fans coming together - worth a read

[alehouseboys]

Just seen this on the UI, I'm sure you'll agree a very worthy cause and worth highlighting - justgiving page at end of message.

 

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/southampton/forum/219622/i-come-in-peace!!!-cancer-has-no-colours/#18

 

#Cancer has no colours

 

Firstly hello all and I hope it is ok with the moderators to post this.

 

My name is Tony Munday, I am a 49 year old unfit Millwall supporter (someone has to be) who is heading for the knackers yard. On Sunday March 18th I am running the Brentwood half marathon on behalf of a 3 year old little girl called Isla Caton who is suffering from the same horrible disease that took Bradley Lowery the boy who captured the nations hearts.

The disease is Neuroblastoma and the treatment for this is only available in America.

On Tuesday young Isla had an operation to move a tumour from her brain and now goes back to chemo treatment to clear the cancer.

Through the Bradley Lowery foundation the family need to raise £400,000.

 

Here’s the catch.

 

Isla Caton is born into a staunch West Ham family and as a Millwall supporter I am using this as leverage to raise as much money for her as possible.

The rivalry between the two clubs is huge and I pray they lose every week.

 

I set my original target at £1000 and declared I would run in a West Ham shirt if reached. Due to having many West Ham friends who I have wound up over the years I reached the £1000 in 24 hours.

I added targets

£2000 to run in full kit

£3500 to do crossed hammers at finish line

£7000 to run with dyed claret and blue hair

I’ve topped the £7000 so the hair will be dyed, but I’m gonna raise the target again to £12,000 as this girl needs as much as possible. The Bradley Lowery foundation is a marvellous tribute to the sadly missed youngster.

 

Normally I wouldn’t even look at a West Ham kit let alone wear one but I’m prepared for the stick I’ll get for the rest of my life so this amazing little girl gets what she needs. My pain will be nothing compared to what she is going through.

It’s a very small sacrifice for me to make.

 

I am joining forums of all 92 league clubs to post this message and hoping the football family come together to help smash this target and help send this incredibly brave little girl to America to save her life by donating to my just giving page.

 

In my eyes cancer has no colours especially in children.

Isla’s twitter address is @islasfight, feel free to look and see what she’s going through

 

Here is my just giving page below, hopefully you will find it in your hearts to donate to the cause through my run.

Forget the £7,000 target lets smash it to as much as possible, this angel deserves a chance at life

 

I thank you all so much in advance

 

 

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-munday3

[Maggie May]

This is excellent

[Micky]

Indeed it is, hope Isla gets the treatment that she needs.

 

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[SFC Forever]

excellent cause

[STEVEADAMS]

All the best

[Saint_clark]

I’ll be donating but seriously...£400,000? How the hell can someone put that price on saving a persons life, let alone a child?

[hypochondriac]

I’ll be donating but seriously...£400,000? How the hell can someone put that price on saving a persons life, let alone a child?

I don't get your point.

[Saint_clark]

I don't get your point.

 

That treatment which can save a persons life shouldn’t cost that much money?

To clarify, that’s aimed at the doctors, surgeons, pharmaceutical companies etc that set these prices and not the family or charity trying to raise the amount in this specific case.

[alehouseboys]

I'm going to give this a bump as again just seen an update on the UI. As the run was cancelled last weekend IT will now proceed as below - deserves attention and will now end at the Saints/WHU game. Give him a cheer if not a donation.

 

Where do I start!!!

 

Today’s Brentwood half marathon was cancelled due to the inclement weather and will not be rescheduled.

I took all the donations on the premise that I would do the forfeits I put in place.

So I will honour them all.

 

So now on Saturday 31st March, I will run a much more dangerous route from Cold Blow Lane to the Olympic Stadium via the New Den and the Boleyn ground wearing full West Ham kit and having claret and blue dyed hair. I will do crosses hammers at the finish where I will meet up with some of Isla’s fundraisers and then take in the West Ham v Southampton game

 

I’ll be surprised if I don’t get a whack from someone along the route, more so through Millwall territory in Bermondsey!!

 

I hope this will satisfy all of those who have donated.

Wish me luck, I need it!!

 

I thank you all once more for your incredible support

 

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-munday3

[alehouseboys]

I'll make no apologies for bumping this again as it's such a great effort and worthy cause. I'm sure a lot of us are surrounded by this disease and it's tough when it's adults of all ages facing it but when it's a youngster like this it's heartbreaking. What that poor kid's going through...

 

He's doing this run tomorrow finishing at our match raising over £20k so far, most from fans from around the country (many including Saints) it would be nice to see even more Southampton fans sparing a tenner or so.

 

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-munday3