Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 BP9, ive probably disagreed with99% of your posts, but mate, as a bloke for what you are doing, I think you are a fuckin top class bloke, im in fuckin tears readin this, and I cant even begin to think what the boy and his family are going through.whatever our differences on here regarding opinions, let it be said my opinions of you as a man have gone through the ceiling. Ill sing a wee song for the boy the morra.No SurrenderRab Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jintybear 8,536 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Totally heartbreaking. I sincerely hope that Jak gets to see Rangers win tomorrow! My prayers are with him. Stay strong Jak and No Surrender Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoorie 1,088 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Totally heartbreaking. I sincerely hope that Jak gets to see Rangers win tomorrow! My prayers are with him. Stay strong Jak and No Surrender I can't say anything better than this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Would be great - he has two corporate tickets but I doubt he will be there as he seems to be fading fast - it was his (hastily arranged) prom tonight and he managed 20 minutes! Sad as fuck!Here we are the day of the match and we all have choices, what time we get up, have breakfast and plan our match day, travel by train or bus stroll to the pub or even watch it at home or at a mates house, young Jak due to the shit hand he has been dealt in life does not even have the most basic of these choices, I only heard this story last week and this young lads bravery in the face of adversity is humbling.Your a top kid Jak, god bless.GB and Bluepeter9 have stepped up to the plate ( I would have been surprised if they had not) there are still plenty decent people in this world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,837 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Just read this thread.Here's me up and moaning about a shite sleep and nerves and this wee guy is fighting the battle of all battles without flinching. Credit Jak and I hope for you we do them pal.All the best Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Morning. Jak's had an up and down night but is sitting here atm absolutely determined he's going to Hampden!!!!His Grandad, uncles and nurse may have other thoughts..... So watch this space and see if our amazing trouper decides to watch the match from our house with goodies and his Grandad and Uncles or if he decides to go to Glasgow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 And as for Last Night's Prom...Well Jak made it for ten minutes to the ball with his beautiful princess.I believe the night was a complete success and Jak's Grandad and uncles went back to collect his Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award which was granted to him as he's done all the work apart from final expedition and also the Kerry MacGregor Memorial Trophy for overcoming adversity- I'm one exceptionally proud mummy:) but also a very grateful and proud parent of the wonderful and amazing staff and pupils of West Calder High School for their outstanding effort to make a very special night for my beautiful boy Jak and his princess Hannah.Hiya everyone Jak here. I would just like to make a massive apology for me only turning up and then having to go again. I was gutted and really sad as I never spoke to anyone, but I took really unwell really quickly as I had been lying in bed for 3 days without hardly moving.Thank you to everyone who organised it and came along, even just knowing it was all happening for me makes me smile Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jintybear 8,536 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Morning. Jak's had an up and down night but is sitting here atm absolutely determined he's going to Hampden!!!!His Grandad, uncles and nurse may have other thoughts..... So watch this space and see if our amazing trouper decides to watch the match from our house with goodies and his Grandad and Uncles or if he decides to go to Glasgow...I hope the wee man makes it to Glasgow Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Jak arguing with his family about going to the game! Watch this space! Lolhttps://www.facebook.com/jaksjourney/posts/836205013108601 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKCO 103 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Inspirational, get the battle fever on wee man. We are all Jak Truman. Mon the bears Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelavic191 4,422 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 What an inspirational young man! Just seen that he's raised £30,000 for the Leukaemia charity. I hope you can make it to the game wee man and I hope Rangers can get the win for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,273 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Morning. Jak's had an up and down night but is sitting here atm absolutely determined he's going to Hampden!!!!His Grandad, uncles and nurse may have other thoughts..... So watch this space and see if our amazing trouper decides to watch the match from our house with goodies and his Grandad and Uncles or if he decides to go to Glasgow... Go on Jak, lad. That's the spirit....you can do this!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 One Jak Trueman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 And as for gb and bp9 - an absolute credit to our support. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jintybear 8,536 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Did Jak make it today? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,273 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Did Jak make it today?No. Would appear getting to the prom last night must have taken it's toll on him, and he was too tired to make the journey.Well believe it or not my boy has just been on his quad bike and Nigel n David's quad bike as his wouldn't start round the field and through the puddles! Unbelievable ! So home for a wee rest before watching the big match on tvThere's a brief video of him on his Q/Bike on the page too. Have to say, I think the 2/3 hour round trip as well as sitting in Hampden for a couple of hours would have been a big ask. Gutted for him that he couldn't make it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jintybear 8,536 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 No. Would appear getting to the prom last night must have taken it's toll on him, and he was too tired to make the journey.There's a brief video of him on his Q/Bike on the page too. Have to say, I think the 2/3 hour round trip as well as sitting in Hampden for a couple of hours would have been a big ask. Gutted for him that he couldn't make it.It probably would have been too much! Gutted that the result was shit as well but when you read about the bravery of this young man and that of his family it puts everything into perspective, yes it would have fantastic to have won today but at the end of a day they were only battling for 90 minutes on a pitch, this youngster is battling constantly for his life Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theweeman 70 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Did Jak make it today?There was a shoutout for him at halftime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 And as for gb and bp9 - an absolute credit to our support. We'll come on to me in a minute, but first...bp9 is the one who deserves the Lion's Share of any credit here. He was the one who highlighted Jak's plight to us back in September...http://forum.rangersmedia.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=273834And the one who has kept in touch with Jak's family since then, passed on a few messages, run a few errands. The usual good samaritan stuff. But he won't want any credit for that. That's just what anyone would do in his shoes, and there are (happily) hundreds, if not thousands of other people doing the same or similar. So Jak's not going short in that department right now. Where bp9 deserves real credit, is for his determination to see this into the future after Jak's gone. Jak has a very clearly-defined vision of what he would want his legacy to be, and it's gonna require quite a lot of specialised work from lots of different people. bp9 has something of value to offer in that department, and he's going to do his bit to make sure they get as much ongoing support as he can give them. (And we all know what bp9 is like when he gives his support )Here's an earlier post from Jak's mum on the subject......all money raised from this will go into Team Jak account and will be used to put Jak's dreams into reality and help many many more people when we get premises for Star Harmonies and provide counselling for families, musical theatre workshops, therapy through music, a choir for cancer patients and families, a quiet room, a loud room, and jaks much wanted cafe Jak's Den in a footy and fast cars theme for cancer patients to eat in a clean environment with freshly cooked food always....and We would be very grateful for all your help to ensure we get our premises for star harmonies and jak's den and ensure we fulfil all of jak's wishes within them as I just know we have enough support out there to make all of his dreams happen.So that's bp9's challenge. I'm sure he'll be happy to take some praise once he's got some concrete results, but not before. As for me - with all my experience of Fund Activity, sitting here with a pile of money and cool stuff, donated by 131 Good Bears for the express purpose of supporting The Rangers Family - I'd expect some amount of shit off the Fund members if I didn't offer their full, immediate and unconditional support the moment I heard about Jak's situation. There is, after all, only One Jak Trueman - everybody knows that. So instead of "well done gb" it should be "quite right gb, but what took you so long?" Now, moving on - as far as making a lasting contribution to Jak's Legacy is concerned - well, as you well know, we are a very small fish, in a very big pond, and our cash donations don't carry much weight. So as usual, if we want to punch above our weight, and make a real measurable difference to Jak's Legacy, we'll have to put our thinking caps on.Luckily we've done a wee bit of thinking already, and we have a couple or three plans in motion. One of them is an absolute belter (if I do say so myself!) and if that comes off, it will make us all very happy. One other thing that does spring to mind is that we already have a mechanism in place to potentially support Jak's Den...I was just about to disband the RM Teddy Bears' Fund (remaining balance £2.74) after we spent all the remaining money on Fernando Ricksen tickets. But maybe all it needs is a rebrand and a new mission statement to attract new investment? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 We'll come on to me in a minute, but first...bp9 is the one who deserves the Lion's Share of any credit here. He was the one who highlighted Jak's plight to us back in September...http://forum.rangersmedia.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=273834And the one who has kept in touch with Jak's family since then, passed on a few messages, run a few errands. The usual good samaritan stuff. But he won't want any credit for that. That's just what anyone would do in his shoes, and there are (happily) hundreds, if not thousands of other people doing the same or similar. So Jak's not going short in that department right now. Where bp9 deserves real credit, is for his determination to see this into the future after Jak's gone. Jak has a very clearly-defined vision of what he would want his legacy to be, and it's gonna require quite a lot of specialised work from lots of different people. bp9 has something of value to offer in that department, and he's going to do his bit to make sure they get as much ongoing support as he can give them. (And we all know what bp9 is like when he gives his support )Here's an earlier post from Jak's mum on the subject...So that's bp9's challenge. I'm sure he'll be happy to take some praise once he's got some concrete results, but not before. As for me - with all my experience of Fund Activity, sitting here with a pile of money and cool stuff, donated by 131 Good Bears for the express purpose of supporting The Rangers Family - I'd expect some amount of shit off the Fund members if I didn't offer their full, immediate and unconditional support the moment I heard about Jak's situation. There is, after all, only One Jak Trueman - everybody knows that. So instead of "well done gb" it should be "quite right gb, but what took you so long?" Now, moving on - as far as making a lasting contribution to Jak's Legacy is concerned - well, as you well know, we are a very small fish, in a very big pond, and our cash donations don't carry much weight. So as usual, if we want to punch above our weight, and make a real measurable difference to Jak's Legacy, we'll have to put our thinking caps on.Luckily we've done a wee bit of thinking already, and we have a couple or three plans in motion. One of them is an absolute belter (if I do say so myself!) and if that comes off, it will make us all very happy. One other thing that does spring to mind is that we already have a mechanism in place to potentially support Jak's Den...I was just about to disband the RM Teddy Bears' Fund (remaining balance £2.74) after we spent all the remaining money on Fernando Ricksen tickets. But maybe all it needs is a rebrand and a new mission statement to attract new investment? Kinda embarrassed to get 'credit' for the small bits I've done - but love the fact we as a support have reacted positively once we became aware of the issue - and to try to make something positive out of this shit situation it's about a legacy - and GB has some great ideas in support of 'Jaks Den'. It's support for Jak, erskine, and other bears ( and of course the club) that makes us a family! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,792 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Kinda embarrassed to get 'credit' for the small bits I've done - but love the fact we as a support have reacted positively once we became aware of the issue - and to try to make something positive out of this shit situation it's about a legacy - and GB has some great ideas in support of 'Jaks Den'. It's support for Jak, erskine, and other bears ( and of course the club) that makes us a family!Do not feel embarrassed mate, you have done a great job. What you say about G B and the Rangers family is spot on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF2 winston 123 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Sorry to be the one to post this but have just seen this post on the Jaks Journey facebook page. RIP jakDevastated and heartbroken to say my beautiful boy"a gone to Heaven, God blessJak I am the proudest Mummy everxxxxxSimply the bestxxx Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumnockbear 2,446 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's just passed away not long ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemc 305 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 RIP Jak Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,837 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Sorry to be the one to post this but have just seen this post on the Jaks Journey facebook page. RIP jakDevastated and heartbroken to say my beautiful boy"a gone to Heaven, God blessJak I am the proudest Mummy everxxxxxSimply the bestxxxRip wee man Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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