Thanks to Burnden for this info on the other  thread

 

Just seen a post on my neices fb , turns out she is mates with Happys daughter ..... I don't know how to post a link here but this is what the post says ..

 

Ella Thompson

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In July 2020, my dad was diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma - an aggressive brain tumour that has no cure, out of absolutely nowhere. We had no idea and overnight our lives were turned upside down. In August 2020 he underwent surgery, and then started chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and was lucky enough to be selected for a immunotherapy clinical trial. Thankfully, my dad is still with us a year on, but this condition has a 5 year survival rate of 20%. Glioblastomas affect only 0.00321% of the population. Or 3.21 individuals per 100,000. 

My mum has been absolutely amazing throughout this whole last year, from driving him to the other side of Manchester for his treatment everyday to giving my dad his medication each morning and night- she is such an incredible woman and I am so proud to call her my mum. 

To top it off, she’s running 5K everyday in October for The Brain Tumour Charity- a charity focused on research surrounding brain tumours and aiming to boost the survival rate past 5 years, and hopefully find a cure. 

If you could donate anything, it would mean the world, not only to my family, but also hopefully make sure in the future that no one has to go through what my dad has in the past 12 months.

Thank you 

 

https://www.thetwilightwalk.com/fundraising/marias-daily-run-for-neil

4 minutes ago, Horwich said:

The club sent him a card signed by the first team saying they are thinking of him, after I contacted them a few weeks ago.

Top work mate. Not sure how I got to donate such an odd figure? Must have been related to the days exchange rate. No matter - great cause.

5 hours ago, gonzo said:

Late to this. So sad to hear about happy and hope hes battling as well as he can.

Said it before but there cant be many other football forums as strong as this one, with as much history and a hell of lot good stuff come from the place, friendships, charities and the likes.

Fair play for keeping it all going Neil.

 

its the longevity that sets this site apart, I was 19 in 2006 when I first joined, bonkers

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

its the longevity that sets this site apart, I was 19 in 2006 when I first joined, bonkers

Assuming I joined early 2000, give or take, was 22

now I'm 44

that's half my life on here

Just now, Zico said:

Assuming I joined early 2000, give or take, was 22

now I'm 44

that's half my life on here

I’m the same. Joined in 2006 as a 15 year old - I’ve now been coming on here for more of my life than I haven’t. Can you imagine if there was something that told you how long you’d spent on the site over the years (please don’t tell me there is one)!?

Anyway, all the best to Happy Wanderer - it’s great to see the site get behind such a good cause.

2 hours ago, Horwich said:

The club sent him a card signed by the first team saying they are thinking of him, after I contacted them a few weeks ago.

Nice one Horwich

Joined in Feb 2004 after talking to folk in the overnight queue for tickets v Boro in League Cup. 
 

17 years ago. Bloody hell!

3 hours ago, Zico said:

Assuming I joined early 2000, give or take, was 22

now I'm 44

that's half my life on here

I was similar time when it was on rivals. A little younger than Zico. Obviously.

Done. Keep fighting Neil, we're all thinking of you mate. 

Wow!! Just fucking wow!! Just looked and it's at over £1800. This place is ace

2 hours ago, jules_darby said:

I was similar time when it was on rivals. A little younger than Zico. Obviously.

Neil thinks it dates back to 1999

Think I found it on rivals night before a 0 0 at tranmere, same year

Pretty sure he left rivals in 2003

36 minutes ago, Casino said:

Neil thinks it dates back to 1999

Think I found it on rivals night before a 0 0 at tranmere, same year

Pretty sure he left rivals in 2003

I was selling white love for smiley in 99 and Happy came over and asked me where he could find Dick Smiley aka the boss

After, Smiley said he wanted a chat about some interweb forum thing called rivals.... 

Really sad news. Seems like he's got an ace family around him. Let's smash that over £2000.

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

I was selling white love for smiley in 99 and Happy came over and asked me where he could find Dick Smiley aka the boss

After, Smiley said he wanted a chat about some interweb forum thing called rivals.... 

That's more or less how I remember it timewise. I was talking to Dick Smiley at the bottom of the Steps outside the Happy Shop about White Love and he asked if I'd like to send some stuff in for publication. That must have been 2000ish as I was still at the paper mill.

Don’t know Happy but just donated- not a lot more to say

11 hours ago, gonzo said:

I was selling white love for smiley in 99 and Happy came over and asked me where he could find Dick Smiley aka the boss

After, Smiley said he wanted a chat about some interweb forum thing called rivals.... 

That's interesting, I used to contribute for HWGA and then White Love, mainly the Dear Brownie stuff etc. I think I showed the lad who cut and pasted it all together around the Breeze Block under construction one evening, I did a quite a few informal tours so uncertain. I was also on an internet web board in the late 90s as Dimron, I thought it was hosted by BEN but I could be wrong. I drifted away from it all when I moved to Cambridge and Megson came along.

Our paths might have crossed!

Over 2k raised for happys mrs charity now 👏

In

We're all behind Happy and his family. Keep battling Neil. x

Just donated. Keep fighting!

Happy’s daughter has just posted this on facebook 😢

Would just like to thank everyone so much for all the donations, we are absolutely over the moon. My dad can’t read or write anymore, so we have been reading him all your messages and he’s been smiling knowing how much everyone cares about him. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you ❤️

27 minutes ago, Horwich said:

Happy’s daughter has just posted this on facebook 😢

Would just like to thank everyone so much for all the donations, we are absolutely over the moon. My dad can’t read or write anymore, so we have been reading him all your messages and he’s been smiling knowing how much everyone cares about him. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you ❤️

Best wishes to them all. What a horrible disease it is.

41 minutes ago, Horwich said:

Happy’s daughter has just posted this on facebook 😢

Would just like to thank everyone so much for all the donations, we are absolutely over the moon. My dad can’t read or write anymore, so we have been reading him all your messages and he’s been smiling knowing how much everyone cares about him. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you ❤️

That’s bloody heartbreaking.

Love & best wishes to all the family.

42 minutes ago, Horwich said:

Happy’s daughter has just posted this on facebook 😢

Would just like to thank everyone so much for all the donations, we are absolutely over the moon. My dad can’t read or write anymore, so we have been reading him all your messages and he’s been smiling knowing how much everyone cares about him. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you ❤️

Who the fuck just sprayed CS gas in my living room?

 

We're not a bad bunch for a set of immature, perverted druggy thugs are we? 😁

Bloody hay fever playing up 

1 hour ago, Horwich said:

Happy’s daughter has just posted this on facebook 😢

Would just like to thank everyone so much for all the donations, we are absolutely over the moon. My dad can’t read or write anymore, so we have been reading him all your messages and he’s been smiling knowing how much everyone cares about him. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you ❤️

Its just heartbreaking.