CANARIES for the Community founder Duncan MacInnes recently reached a milestone by visiting his 2,000th patient.
Duncan makes regular visits to the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital to show patients highlights of City games on his laptop computer at their bedside. As well as patients, Duncan shows the goals to interested parents of children and also staff if they can spare a couple of minutes in their busy schedule.
The 2,000th person was 12-year-old Brandon Steward from Taverham who enjoyed watching the goals from the Gillingham, Leyton Orient and Bristol Rovers games. Brandon has been a season ticket holder for the last three years although he hasn't been able to go to a home game yet this season due to his condition.
Brandon has Aplastic Anemia, a rare disorder in which there is a failure of the bone marrow to produce sufficient blood cells for the circulation. The Anthony Nolan Trust is trying to find Brandon a bone marrow donor with the 100 per cent match he needs. Brandon's parents, Gary and Denise are also season ticket holders in the Lower Barclay, with Denise the longest attending at 16 years.
Duncan said: "It was great to meet Brandon and his Mum and Dad and present him with various NCFC gifts to mark the occasion. How lucky we are as football fans to be able to watch our team each week and I do so hope that a bone marrow transplant is possible for Brandon so that he can join us in cheering the team on this season."
Pictured is Duncan with the Steward family in the Buxton Children's Ward at the N&N. Many thanks to Jo Parr, Buxton staff member who took the photo.
