Ibrox hero Gary Stevens is pushing to support other parent's after her lost his four-year-old son to leukaemia last year
Former Rangers hero Gary Stevens has spoken for the first time of his four-year-old son’s death from a rare form of leukaemia.
“They sat me down and one of the doctors shook my hand. It was the first time I’d had my hand shaken for four months because of Covid.Jack underwent chemotherapy at Perth Children’s Hospital in Australia, where Stevens now lives, and it was discovered older brother Oliver was a match for a stem cell transplant.
“He got sick one weekend and that was it. He was dead within two weeks. Peaceful, at home, with us, brothers, grandparents.” Ex-Rangers boss Steven Gerrard, Leeds United captain and Scotland star Liam Cooper and England’s rugby squad have publicised the cause.He added: “You become a group member of the oncology ward in the hospital.
“When your child dies, you don’t just go back to work. Financially, you struggle. When Jack was first diagnosed, my wife gave up working. When Jack relapsed, I stopped. We knew his time was limited. I went back in January but I’m still on fairly light hours. I needed time to support Louise and the kids. We realised it would be nice to help families back to a more ‘normal’ life with extra finance beyond what charities manage.
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