View Full Version : John Hartson treated for brain cancer
The Grimster
13 Jul 2009, 09:05 AM
Not good (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8147852.stm)
Lanesra
13 Jul 2009, 09:31 AM
The man gave it all when he wore the shirt
Keep fighting big man.
surfcam
13 Jul 2009, 02:22 PM
That's a tough diagnosis. Hope it can be fought.
SLO-Gunner
13 Jul 2009, 02:29 PM
This sucks.
NorthBank74
14 Jul 2009, 12:07 AM
Sorry to hear that.
John was a bit of a hothead at times but I always liked his grit.
Lance Armstrong had a similar diagnosis, albeit at a younger age (25). I was always amazed that cancer which had spread to brain & lungs could be beaten. Lance is now 13 years on. And this week back challenging for maillot jaune!
Anyway, hopefully Hartson is taking some inspiration from Lance's story.
arsenalfc08
14 Jul 2009, 11:18 AM
A cancer diagnosis is always hard to take but I think they've made great strides in fighting the disease. I hope all goes well for him and he's staying strong.
iCEMANGSCCC
14 Jul 2009, 04:55 PM
Sorry to hear, goes beyond the sport and into reality. Hard for anybody. :(
Darth Norteņo
15 Jul 2009, 08:27 AM
Things just got a bit worse; the cancer has spread to his lungs (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8151728.stm).
surfcam
15 Jul 2009, 10:33 AM
Things just got a bit worse; the cancer has spread to his lungs (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8151728.stm).
Crappers. That is awful news.
Paul.eta
15 Jul 2009, 03:15 PM
Hopefully he can fight it off!
NorthBank74
15 Jul 2009, 11:30 PM
FSC says he underwent emergency brain surgery already. Not good. And he did it in Wales. Now I don't know a lot about UK hospitals but I gotta figure you're likely to find better neuro surgeons in London than Swansea. So that makes me think things were bad and had to be dealt w/ fast. :(
frasermc
19 Jul 2009, 07:51 AM
Hi lads.
I'm sure we all feel the same way regarding Big John.
Please give some support and encouragement to John and his family through this petition -
http://www.petitiononline.com/csc1888/petition.html
thegoonerreview
23 Jul 2009, 12:47 PM
thoughts go out to John and family
Lanesra
11 Aug 2009, 03:07 PM
Bit of good news :)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8195725.stm
antifan
11 Aug 2009, 03:39 PM
Bit of good news :)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8195725.stm
I thought this was cool:
"He has also had support from troops in Afghanistan and US Marines"
NorthBank74
14 Aug 2009, 02:41 PM
... and the bit about Lance Armstrong sending him good wishes.
If ever there was an inspiration for someone with testicular cancer which spread to the brain, it would be Lance.
Hang in there John!
Scally
19 Aug 2009, 08:02 PM
http://www.justgiving.com/arsenal-v-celtic/
We are planning a charity match with Celtic fans to raise money for a charity of John Hartson choice. We are looking for people to either come along and show their support or even play. If you are interested in playing it will cost 10 pound a head. For those who want to just come and show support we will have a bucket going around so that people can donate. This will be taking place on the day of the second leg and we looking at it kicking off at 4:30pm.
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Time: 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: Highbury Fields
Street: highbury place
City/Town: London, United Kingdom
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
frasermc
23 Nov 2009, 09:10 AM
Just thought I'd post this quickly on here.
YouTube- BBJ CELTIC FAMILY
Good to see BBJ looking so well.
thebigman
23 Nov 2009, 04:02 PM
jh is that dude
the complete opposite of most modern day footballers, my mate served him in my town at a bar and said he was a sound guy
glad hes recovering
NorthBank74
25 Nov 2009, 12:22 AM
Thanks for posting that Fraser. I'd been wondering how things were going with him.
That's a big scar/dent he carries on his head now, but he sounded perfectly normal & clear, so there doesn't seem to be any obvious brain damage.
Onward JH!