Brogan, Rogan contacted me over the weekend on behalf of an initiative he, Celticrollercoaster and others have taken to assist some of our community during these terrible times. This note below appeared in the comments’ section, which many of you will have read. We are nothing, if not a community of people, bound by values. If you share those values, please give consideration to this. From Brogan, Rogan, Trevino, Hogan:
Dear all,
First and foremost I hope this finds you, your family and friends all safe and well in these difficult days and circumstances.
These are unreal times and unchartered waters for all of us, with many of us forced to stay at home in quarantine. This means we are away from our friends and loved ones and that we have lost the normal everyday interactions with friends family and work colleagues that we treat as part of every day life.
Such enforced quarantine and such a dramatic change in lifestyle is uncomfortable and unwanted at the very best.
Some of us are very lucky in that we can remain at home with our spouses/partners and children (or at least some of them) while others are unfortunately facing this crisis as best they can on their own and without support . No matter what your individual circumstances the situation is difficult.
For many that difficulty is made a million times harder because of basic money worries.
Despite the Government announcing all sorts of grand plans and schemes, the harsh reality is that many people are struggling as a result of simply not being able to work.
Some are employed by small businesses which just cannot afford to carry them while waiting for the Government’s furlough provisions to kick in and apply.
Others are self employed who know they will not be receiving any kind of income or support until June at the earliest.
Still more may be forced to wait in line for subsistence level benefit payments which may, or may not, be granted, while others have simply lost their jobs because a business has folded or because a contract has been cancelled or postponed. Their entire future is uncertain.
These situations cause concern, worry, anxiety and ill health for men, women and children – not forgetting parents.
And of course there is the ongoing Covid19 related health worries and concerns which affect all of us and our families.
It is against that background that myself and others have decided to reach out to you tonight in this somewhat unusual way.
Over the past few days, myself and others have become conscious of some within our community who are struggling – really struggling.
They are struggling on mental and physical health grounds, on a financial basis, and are becoming increasingly desperate as they do not know where to turn for support, advice or help in the immediate, short or long term.
They are in a position where they never thought they would be and in circumstances which they, and we, could never have imagined.
Some of those concerned may be known to you personally, others will be faceless but familiar names on a blog page, while yet more may be complete and utter strangers but known to someone you know.
Over the years, Celtic Quick News and those who have participated in the blog, have helped oh so many people in times of need.
From bringing Martin home, to raising money for Veronica, Oscar and others or walking with Shay and so much more, the CQN community, and to be honest the followers of other blogs, have always done their bit to help where help was needed.
Now, we want to help some of the helpers so to speak.
We want to do what we can to take away some of the worry and angst that is afflicting those who, in past times, were amongst the best at helping others in times of need.
Unlike previous campaigns, we can’t and wouldn’t provide any names or any details. We will never be able to say who was helped and how – that would not be our place.
What we can say is that no one involved in this process or campaign will benefit to the tune of a single penny and no one will receive assistance or help without a few of us knowing precisely what is taking place and being fully involved in the process.
Further, we don’t want this to be any kind of simple request for funds and help. We want the wider CQN/Celtic community to at least have the chance to get something back and to see some benefit as a result of our efforts.
To that end we are going to raffle/auction a number of items some of which will hold personal or real value and which may be treasured by fellow fans and serious memorabilia collectors alike.
For example I am donating an unworn Celtic strip personally signed and dated by Henrik Larsson in 2004 complete with sales tags as if it came straight out the shop yesterday.
Hopefully it will raise a few quid.
So, if you have anything we can raffle or auction please get in touch.
Once the raffles and auctions are online please participate and buy tickets but only if you can afford to at this time.
If you have anything to donate which you think would help please get in touch.
If you want to simply make a cash donation then please do through the walk with Shay account the details of which are to be found below.
If you know of someone who is struggling and who you think we could help in some way then please let us know.
This is a plea to help some people who are struggling through no fault of their own, who you may have met and shared a pint with and who have been very good to others in the past.
Those same people would never think of looking for help for themselves.
On the other hand, some of us cannot sit idly by and do nothing while others struggle.
We hope you feel the same way.
Those of you who participate in last man standing will know how that money is looked after and accounted for.
The same people will be in charge of these funds and a full accounting for funds will be available but with the beneficiaries remaining anonymous for obvious reasons.
Please look out for the details of raffles/auctions and donation details in the coming days – they will appear via facebook and online hopefully through a number of sources.
Thanks for reading this long message.
Take care, stay safe, God bless and HAIL HAIL.
BRTH/CRC AND OTHERS.
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Spent last 20 minutes watching old Celtic clips. How good was Henrik, will we ever see his like again.
Fully randomized trial going on here locally for the drugs hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin being used to treat, not prevent, the virus.
https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/clinical-trial-for-a-coronavirus-treatment-is-being-fast-tracked-by-rutgers.html
Let’s pray that the anecdotal evidence is found in the trial and results are published fast.
Anecdotally, doctors say patients are recovering. Limited studies — one based on 42 patients in France, another with 30 patients in China — also shown some promise. But one of the University of Shanghai researchers Jun Chen told The Boston Globe’s STAT health news website that hydroxychloroquine “has never been effective in any viral diseases,” and said it is no “miracle drug.”
Happy Birthday.pog hope you have a quaff to your liking.
Mini happy birthday
,yir auld da gets a hug from me.tough time for you my friend thinking of you
HH
NOT what CHANTY said.
Corkcelt,
I recall coming home in the rain,after another defeat,last Kelly years,thinking that bout the Celtic teams of late 60/70s.will there be..?..henryck showed up and my hope was firmed up in Celtic and the future. We may or may not see Larsson type player but I hope we will have someone of equal quality and committment t to our club
Hope your good Corkie
I’m good big mhan, over 70s confined to the house here but as I only look 69, I get away with a wee walk in a nearby Park, when things are quiet.
HOOOOOPY birthday to pogmathonyahun and miniBT
BANKIEBHOY1 on 7TH APRIL 2020 9:49 AM
I wouldn’t wish the virus and its impact on anyone.
For those that have undervalued the work of the NHS and carers in our communities I’d hope that anyone now benefiting from those good works emerge with a profound appreciation of the very basic needs of our caring community.
For Boris and his ilk a damascene conversion is required.
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I also agree with you!!
With 40+ years experience in the NHS every individual receives care and treatment as they present just as it should be. Every other aspect of their life is irrelevant including their politics.
HH
LEFTCLICKTIC
I hope your Mum is still well P.
HH
What Uncle Jimmy said 👏👏
Happy Birthday to Pog and Mini BT !
So with a ‘Good Morning Maam….stunning speech last night….recorded the wee celebration afterwards.”
https://enematic.wordpress.com/2020/04/07/the-queens-head/
Hail Hail
Matt
I couldnt give a “Flying Duck” about Johnson and/or any of his Tory Cronies. Likewise those that went before him..Thatcher, Tebbit, Carrington, Cameron, May, Ian Duncan Smith and the rest of that Mob.
I had Two spells in a NHS Hospital late last year…They were under staffed and under funded…underpaid, and over worked…BEFORE this Virus.
There were TWO Nurses who told me that they would need to leave the UK and The NHS, on the day AFTER the Tories won the Election in December 2019, due to the Tories rules/views on Immigration etc….yet now Boris and his Mob are begging for retired NHS Staff to come back to work etc ??
I am prepared to accept that there would have been some Labour MP’s etc who when in Govt, werent much better in making NHS decisions etc…so I dont care about THEIR health either etc ?
In recent weeks I have had ALL my Hospital and GP Appointments Postponed ( like thousands of other ordinary folk ), so I have NOT been getting the proper care and attention that I SHOULD have been getting ! So much so, that I had a “Phone Consultation” with a Heart Doctor/Cardiologist Yesterday morning.
It was BAD News…as He advised me that my Heart Condition is “DETERIORATING”…and that they will have to conduct further tests to determine IF its Too Risky or not for me to have Heart Surgery, but it is UNKNOWN when I can have further tests…in the meantime I am more or less left to my own devices here at home on my own….
“DETERIORATING”…….?
I wonder IF The NHS had been properly Funded, Staffed etc etc… BEFORE this Virus took hold……if I would have been getting the PROPER Care and Treatment before now ?
So do NOT ask/expect Me to be sympathic… or critIcise ME…For NOT giving a Toss for ANY Politician who may suffer with this Virus or anything else for that matter ?
HH
Just a wee nuisance thing. In the discussions re. our hospitalised PM could we not refer to him by his christian name only? To me if a person is referred to by christian name only there is a feeling of positiveness and respect towards them – Johnstone is the PM, but, IMO, is a thoroughly despicable person for a number of reasons, many of which have been outlined on this blog and therefore does not deserve the respect of first-name terms.
Only an opinion.
Macjay1 @ 9:07am – agreed.
I seem to recall a 20th century cardinal – might have been US based, can’t recall his name …
– I will die in my bed
– my successor will die in prison
– his successor will die at the gallows
Hands up ALL of those who’s lives were “Uplifted” by Lizzies words and TV appearance last night …?
Did she accept REDUCTIONS in her and Her Broods Civil List Money to help the NHS etc ?
NAH….Thought not.
But dont worry….apparently we ALL in this together….I dont think so.
Gove now self isolating.
After spending all last night in an intensive care bed at St Thomas’s Hospital with Covid19, it is reported/rumoured (due to medical confidentiality) that Covid 19 is pregnant!
Hail Hail
Matt
Johnson that is of course….spilt ma porridge and hit enter early.
Back To Basics
“Cardinal George confirm that he said it, and also adds that the quote has most frequently been used without his important follow-up sentence.
Here’s the salient section from the Cardinal’s column.
“Speaking a few years ago to a group of priests, entirely outside of the current political debate, I was trying to express in overly dramatic fashion what the complete secularization of our society could bring,” writes the Cardinal. “I was responding to a question and I never wrote down what I said, but the words were captured on somebody’s smart phone and have now gone viral on Wikipedia and elsewhere in the electronic communications world. I am (correctly) quoted as saying that I expected to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square. What is omitted from the reports is a final phrase I added about the bishop who follows a possibly martyred bishop: ‘His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild civilization, as the church has done so often in human history.’ What I said is not ‘prophetic’ but a way to force people to think outside of the usual categories that limit and sometimes poison both private and public discourse.”
So, as a corrective, for all those writers and speakers out there desirous of using the quote, when used it should be used in its entirety.
“I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square. His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild civilization, as the church has done so often in human history.”
The Cardinal’s entire column is well worth reading. The end, in particular is quite poignant.
Analogies can easily be multiplied, if one wants to push a thesis; but the point is that the greatest threat to world peace and international justice is the nation state gone bad, claiming an absolute power, deciding questions and making “laws” beyond its competence. Few there are, however, who would venture to ask if there might be a better way for humanity to organize itself for the sake of the common good. Few, that is, beyond a prophetic voice like that of Dorothy Day, speaking acerbically about “Holy Mother the State,” or the ecclesiastical voice that calls the world, from generation to generation, to live at peace in the kingdom of God.
God sustains the world, in good times and in bad. Catholics, along with many others, believe that only one person has overcome and rescued history: Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of the Virgin Mary, savior of the world and head of his body, the church. Those who gather at his cross and by his empty tomb, no matter their nationality, are on the right side of history. Those who lie about him and persecute or harass his followers in any age might imagine they are bringing something new to history, but they inevitably end up ringing the changes on the old human story of sin and oppression. There is nothing “progressive” about sin, even when it is promoted as “enlightened.”
The world divorced from the God who created and redeemed it inevitably comes to a bad end. It’s on the wrong side of the only history that finally matters. The Synod on the New Evangelization is taking place in Rome this month because entire societies, especially in the West, have placed themselves on the wrong side of history.”
seems like that bottle of Creme de Menthe is well and truly stuck….what a shame never mind …..according to the BBC he is being treated by “the finest” doctors in the UK…..was there a competition ?
smiley happy birthday Pog and to mini BT thing
Braw
ONEMALLOY
Thank you for asking.
So far so good.
No news is good news.
The home was one of the first to lockdown,not seen my man for a month now but a small price to pay for her safety.HH
EMERALDBEE @11.24.
Indeed..
A lying cynical self serving toerag.. Calling him Boris simply gives credence to the contrived and ever so false cheeky chappy image..
I hope the guy whose party’s policies caused 120,000+ deaths without a hint of remorse recovers at the hands of people who when parliament voted down a pay rise for them he cheered. A full recovery then reassess his values.
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 7TH APRIL 2020 11:26 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/07/pope-francis-decries-unjust-sentences-after-cardinal-george-pell-acquitted
For years , the ABC ( Oz ) have been virulently anti – Catholic .
new article posted.
The Pell decision.
http://eresources.hcourt.gov.au/downloadPdf/2020/HCA/12
It seems that in Australia juries aren’t masters of the facts.
Not much point in having them at all then.