Today’s blog has been prepared by the guys running the incredible Walk with Shay campaign, and has been approved by Shay’s family. Take a moment to read over it.
As Celtic fans, we are incredibly lucky that we have people doing good things in our name, people who make it easy for us to get involved in changing a life. We should be grateful we can play a small part in making a profound difference to a young life.
Here’s the article:
Many of you will already be aware of Shay McGinlay, the little 3-year-old Bhoy from Livingston who has Cerebral Palsy; here is Shay’s story:
“Hello, my name is Shay my story begins when I was born at 42 weeks weighing a healthy 7lb11oz. When I was born I was starved from oxygen for 40 minutes which led to me being brain damaged. I was transferred to neonatal intensive care unit at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where I was cooled with a cooling treatment to reduce swelling to my brain.
Hours and days passed that my mummy & daddy worried. They were told that I might not survive and to expect the worst. I spent 3 weeks in intensive care before being transferred back to St John’s children’s ward.
I stayed in the children’s ward for 7 weeks where I got stronger and into a stable routine to go home. I was discharged on 24th of August 2013 and got to go home with my mummy and daddy. I proved all the doctors wrong.
I have grown stronger since I have been home but I sometimes struggle to gain weight and have to have special high calorie milk to make sure I gain enough weight. I suffer from developmental delay which means I can’t sit up, talk, walk or play like other kids my age can. I receive physiotherapy and speech and language therapy due to my evolving quadriplegic cerebral palsy. I also suffer from epilepsy and suffer from seizures.
I am now in need of further treatment for my cerebral palsy which is not available on the NHS. Me and my mummy and daddy would like to ask for your continued support to help us raise funds for my therapy. This costs around £6000 per year and could help me eat, sit up and maybe even walk on my own in the future. I would love to be able to do these things and play with all my cousins and get to achieve as much as I can from living life with cerebral palsy…
A number of CQNers and friends have been working tirelessly since September 2014 to help raise money to support my ABR therapy via the sale of CQN badges and the fabulous Last Man Standing competition, which many of you I know have taken part, as well as other fundraising initiatives and donations. These efforts have raised a magnificent £10,500 towards my treatment.
Together with own family and friends fundraising, we have now raised enough to pay for the first two years’ treatment, and partially fund the third year’s treatment. I cannot thank you enough for helping me get this far.
The treatment to date has been very beneficial and this has helped to hold my head up better and develop part of a neck, but this is a very slow process. Please see my picture below.
I am also eating and sleeping better, but recently l gave my parents a wee scare on holiday in Tenerife, and had a seizure, ending up in hospital for a couple of days. I had not had a seizure for two years. Luckily thanks to the kind doctors and nurses I was ok and managed to get home on time. Hospital food is rubbish in Spain too :-)
The third year’s treatment is due to commence in November 2016, and this is when I get my next assessment. My mum and dad is also looking into alternative treatment and equipment that may be required to help give me achieve a better way of life and allow me to progress. One day, I hope to walk. Thank you for walking with me so far!”
The campaign to support Shay has now been consolidated and formalised into a campaign called “WalkWithShay”.
The WalkWithShay campaign was launched two weeks ago on twitter and now has 867 followers. You can follow us @walkwithshay. We can also be contacted by email at above- walkwithshay@yahoo.com . We will shortly set up a facebook page and will also keep you up to date across the football blogs, including CQN.
We are in the process of setting up a bank account. We also have a crowdfunding account set up to allow us to accept credit card and overseas payments. You can also make normal donations to this account until the bank account is set up.
The campaign team have some genuinely unique Celtic memorabilia and these items will either be raffled or put to a suitable event to be auctioned. The team have managed to achieve the amazing feat of getting the last 11 Celtic Club Captains to sign 2 Tops with 1 of these being made available via a raffle (launch date of the raffle still to be announced) so that all supporters will have the opportunity to own such a unique item. These tops span 53 years of Celtic history.
In addition, a very kind CQNer has drawn all club captains in a fantastic black and white drawing. You will therefore all get the chance to purchase a print of this very special drawing in time for Christmas.
Please follow @walkwithshay for all updates and news.
If you want to help us by donating a prize, running an event or simply wishing us well or making a donation, then drop us an email at walkwithshay@yahoo.com Please also do not forget that you can also join in on our Last Man Standing competition which will continue to support Shay. LMS9 starts in a few weeks’ time (once LMS8 is won!). Watch this space on CQN and twitter for further announcements.
Thank you and please help share our campaign.
The Walkwithshay Campaign Team
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Ernie Lynch – I never studied Latin – – “…vergens ad inopiam…” – – one look on Google made me chuckle – ta for that :-)
HH
BGFC
teeheeheeCFC
SFTB@ 6.12.
The bait and switch routine at “Trump University ” was described as “systematic misrepresentation.” The related legal actions have yet to come to a conclusion.
Documentary on Jock Stein tonight 9:00PM BBC Alba.
KTF
Chairbhoy 7:28
Good post. The problem is they will never see/accept that the success the old Rangers had was purely down to monopoly money.
The new club doesn’t have monopoly money and therefore can’t /won’t be able to have the same success.
Until they get this they will keep believing in the tooth fairy.
The MSM don’t get it either – even the more credible ones like Spiers.
AULDHEID @ 7:47 PM,
“I look forward to the AGM finishing off Res12 one way or another and I can (God willing) enjoy years of watching them suffering as we did whilst they cheated us and the rest of Scottish football.”
Well, I wish you and the ghuys the best of luck. No matter what happens your achievements have been legend.
Back when Calamara began this (what was to become res 12) and it was picking up a head of steam, many argued against it but you ghuys got it over the line.
I remember posting at that time that initially I didn’t think it was worth the candle but congratulated Can Man on getting it on to the AGM.
My thought was this… it is doomed to failure but highlighting the malpractice makes it much more difficult for the Authorities to repeat it.
The LNS was distorted through legalese and the five way agreement was cloaked in secrecy, this was our only “smoking gun” and had to be pursued.
Now of course how many candles later?? You ghuys have made real and tangible progress, your main aim may be thwarted in the end but the unsought dividends are in my view immense.
Not that I’m surprised by the Karmic benefits, just so pleased there were committed ghuys who had the smarts and were prepared to do the work – we all owe youse a debt of thanks.
Hail Hail
In pictura est puella, puella est parva
That’s all the Latin I remember from John Bosco school for gifted soo siders
GLASS,
The MSM and most others are hoping for ever improvements by Sevco to keep their deluded fans paying money and hoping to get some sort of sponsorships before the money runs out. Bit of accounting .smoke and mirrors as used by David Murray is needed
Bhoys and Ghirls
Been off the blog since early pm, and just wanted to jump on to say a big thank you for all the kind and generous donations for the walkwithshay campaign so far.
You are totally amazing fholks
HH
CRC
walkwithshay@yahoo.com
Thoughts and prayers with wee Shay and family.
Elvis is alive!
http://www.msn.com/en-ie/sport/news/ireland-star-anthony-stokes-pleads-guilty-to-2013-assault-of-elvis-impersonator/ar-AAk938d?li=BBr5HCU&ocid=mailsignout
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 10TH NOVEMBER 2016 6:12 PM
Macjay @ 9.15 qm
“Spurious comparison.
When was Donald Trump charged with fraud ?”
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Because there is one detail of difference does not make a comparison spurious.
A comparison is not an equation it is more of a simile, metaphor or prosaic likeness.
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Ok.
Would you prefer ludicrous comparison ?
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL @ 8:15 PM,
Very True…
From a far off perspective this situation seems madness, of course the name “Rangers” in Scotland seems to send folk on to some mythical plain. Literally unreal.
A little while ago I heard Spiers’ “succulent lamb” interview with Thompson again. It is amazing how, for one who thinks he sees the big picture and is so self aware how wrong minded he is due to being immersed in Scottish media.
Hail Hail
Bagger Vance , thanks for your post about Davie.
His funeral was today at Sacred Heart church in Salsburgh.
He got a fitting farewell . There was a huge turnout for him.
Davie would have turned 50 this Monday . He and his wife were meant to fly out to Milan today .
She , his two daughters and son, have shown great bravery and strength in dealing with this terrible situation.
May his soul rest in peace
Jimmynotpaul, from what I have read , Luke took his two goals really well last night.
I hope his time at Alloa will help his career whether with us or elsewhere.
Some of our other developement loanees including Joe Thompson played last night.
I was told today some of our players made donations to the food bank collection on Saturday. Good on them.
Ron Bacardi
Yeah – some kind of sponsorship or move to an “Atlantic League” type thing is their only hope.
Hence the MSM obsession with the “old firm” so they can try and piggy-back on our success.
Clutching at straws!
STAIRHEEDRAMMY on 10TH NOVEMBER 2016 8:29 PM
I think you were reading the same Latin book as me. ‘Ecce Romani’ Ecce! In pictura est puella nomine Cornelia.
BIG PEAT OF ISLAY, I’M A MONARCHIST WHO WEARS A POPPY IN REMEMBRANCE on 10TH NOVEMBER 2016 8:59 PM
It was the ” Ecce Homo ” in church that always produced a bit of adolescent sniggering .
According to our website, the away allocation for our next game at Rugby Park, is sold out.
I’m not sure if we only have the stands behind each goal or any other part of the ground but its great to see us taking our full allocation even though the game is on BT that night.
Simple Minds acoustic at the BBC Red button, world class….
‘bbc on barton – Most settled at about £20,000 – so, by that measure, in wages alone, he relieved his former employer of £320,000 for participating in wins against Annan Athletic, Stranraer, Peterhead, Motherwell and Dundee, draws against Hamilton Accies and Kilmarnock and that 5-1 loss to Celtic.
what a mess!
Just reading back ….
An Tearmann … thanks. Will keep an ear out for that. I couldn’t access the live feed, but I could listen to the rebroadcasts , so hopefully, I will be able to listen to it in a few days.
My favourite latin phrase ….
The ombiesay are uckedfay!
oink oink
Dallas.
Thanks for message about Davie.
His wife works in our satellite office so I’d heard through that source.
I didn’t know about Milan and 50 so makes it even more poignant, if that’s possible.
Luke was pleased with his performance last night, hopefully it will keep his confidence up.
Well done the players who and the food bank donation. Strange how all these type’s of good news stories very seldom make the press.
The countdown is on.
Minx and I are participating in The Celtic Foundation sleep out on Saturday night at Parkhead to highlight the plight of the homeless in and around Glasgow.
If you can spare a shilling or two you can donate here.
https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/helendunese1#.V7n_9q3rwpU.facebook
Many, many thanks.
Jimmynotpaul, the Evening Shark Jump did a bit on it but never mentioned those who organised it and have done for the past three years.
A big hail hail to the Green Brigade .
One of the foodanks who receive some of the donations tweeted last asking for volunteers to help sort the contents of hundreds of bags out.
I hope Luke makes the grade with us.
Top British scorer (we knew that already) Mr McGrory .
http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/11/10/top-10-most-prolific-goal-scorers-in-footballing-history/?
I’ll be over on the 17th December with some of these. If interested, leave a message, and I will make arrangements to meet up.
http://www.aicsc.com/aicsc-calendar-2017/
Almore
Some master thief stole mine in Blane Valley last year or i left it pissed out my face
Love
SOAL: Fair enough. But do you want the latest version?:-)
ALMORE
Yes a 2017 one would be nice
LOve
Just read on Hun Media,on the Barton blog.
“That f======== has left with around a million quid for only playing 8 games for us.I mean,that around 12,500 a game”
True.
Almore
I thought you weren’t coming over next weekend ?
Macjay
“Ok.
Would you prefer ludicrous comparison ?”
I would prefer comparison as it is both accurate and the word I used.
How ludicrous it is depends on your explanation of what is wrong with it e.g.
Do you believe, as I do, that Donald is in this for himself, and I base that on his lifelong habits?
Or do you believe that he is in it to improve the lot of others, a practice for which he lacks renown?
And, if it is the latter, can I interest you in the purchase of a bridge?
Almore
Give my da 2 and I’ll give him the cash for them, mini can put them in the car for safe keeping from yon Soal
There is more mudslinging on this blog that would make the Trump v Clinton campaign seem tame
Love
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 10TH NOVEMBER 2016 10:19 PM
I believe that Trump is completely genuine . I believe he is a loyal American who mourns the loss of prestige greatness which the U.S. has suffered .
The ” management of decline .”
I know that he has bankrolled his own campaign and I do not believe that he is in it to further his own interests.
Whether he is as good as his promises remains to be seen .
I shall enjoy sharing notes , god willing , as his presidency progresses.
He was and is a global figure.
Perhaps that`s the part that struck me about your comparison.
I would see any comparison between a global figure and a hun fraudster as a compliment to the hun .
And we can`t be having that.
I would prefer a wall to a bridge.
Might prevent the deaths at the hands of people smugglers.
Voguepunter et. al.
“…McGrory scored 408 goals in 408 league games, and 6 goals in 7 caps for Scotland…”
“… 7 caps for Scotland …” My God, we must have had a rich vein of talent in Scotland during that period.
HH
BGFC
JimmynotPaul & Dallas
Cheers for the welcome, wish it was in better circumstances, hopefully Davie is smiling down at the fact, that my first post on here was about him
macjay
The comparison was never made about their stature in the world.
It WAS made about their motivation.
You believe he is genuine and a selfless economic patriot.
How does it benefit the US economy if he builds golf courses in Scotland, ruthlessly cutting off an old woman’s water supply to stifle her opposition?
That suggests venal self interest to me.
What has he ever done for the little guy?
Cutting taxes? Trickle down?
Same thing Bush & Reagan promised