Well done the Rangers charity foundation

[RFC55 108,800]

This is an absolutely fantastic gesture  the family seem to have had a torrid time 

 

 

 

A Rangers-supporting couple who both tragically have terminal illnesses had their dreams come true when they got married at Ibrox.

Jeannie Millan, 39, and William Brand, 49, could not afford to tie the knot due to shelling out for medicine for William’s Motor Neurone Disease.

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It was a “dream come true” to be married at Ibrox

His doting wife Jeannie also suffers heart failure as a result of chemotherapy she went through for leukemia.

The couple, from Haldane in West Dunbartonshire, currently live off of benefits with their three children, two of whom are disabled.

They were devastated when they were told that William would die before his 50th birthday – but the Rangers Charity Foundation were so moved by their story that they arranged and paid for a wedding at the stadium on last Saturday.

Jeannie told The Scottish Sun: “It was fantastic. More than a dream come true. We couldn’t have asked for it to be any better.

“My heart failure means I can’t get stressed and a wedding is a stressful thing but they took all the pressure off.

“The whole day was just so magical and we could never have had that kind of day without them. Even if we were in good health and had the money we couldn’t have arranged it.

We were able to have a first dance which was great. They’ve made a dying man’s wish come true. It’s given him a new lease of life and another reason to fight harder.”

Jeannie contacted the Rangers Charity Foundation to see if they could help and the couple were given a signed ball which they raffled off to raise £400.

But they were shocked to then be contacted and told they would get their whole big day paid for.

She added: “They went above and beyond. Never in a million years would we have been able to do that. They deserve so much credit.

“We only asked for a bit of help because we’ve been through such hardship.

Billy’s proposed three times but we couldn’t justify marriage when the money could go on the medicine”.

The couple have been shipping over groundbreaking treatment Deeanna Protocol shipped over from the US in a a bid to help William.

The £300-a-month medicine was developed by Dr Vincent Tedone, whose daughter Deeana contracted Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

And although it’s not a cure, it has been effective in slowing the effects of the fatal disease with the couple believing it is has improved William’s condition.

Jeannie said: “When he was diagnosed we were devastated.

“For about a year I never slept, I was constantly researching.

“And I came across a story about a father who had developed a protocol for his daughter.

“It’s given us hope. It slows it right down and regains muscle.

“When he was told he was going to die before his 50th he had been too scared to tell me his protocol had run out because we couldn’t afford more.

“He literally couldn’t talk or walk so when our daughter got paid the first thing she did was bought some.”

Rangers Charity Foundation Director Connal Cochrane said: “The Rangers Charity Dream Fund exists to make the dreams come true of as many people as possible who are in need of a boost.

“The Foundation has a proud tradition of assisting those less fortunate and when we heard Jeannie and William’s story we wanted to do everything we could to help fulfil their wish.

“The strength they have shown during such difficult times is unbelievable and we hope their wedding day at Ibrox gave all the family a day full of memories to cherish.

“On behalf of the Rangers Family we wish them all the very best.”

[They Gnu 11,553]

What a great thing to do, well done everyone involved.

[VERITAS VOS LIBREBETS 3,321]

Good luck to you all and well done Rangers Charity Foundation 

[Bossorange 696]

Brilliant 

[K.A.I 36,183]

A very big well done to them indeed.

I'd love to see the Rangers Charity foundation do a lot more of this type of thing helping our own like this. 

Can't fault that though. Top gesture.

[StirlingBear72 476]

Incredible. Fantastic that they were able to enjoy their big day together eventally and have it a cracking location. 

All the best to the two of them!

[Lord Lockin 3,909]

My son and his mates have been raising money for The Rangers Charity Trust for years, sleep over, cycling, playing at Ibrox etc and the work the Charity does - sometimes going unnoticed - is unbelievable, all involved should be proud of themselves.

[piperpete 3,186]

Superb to all involved who made the day special for them.

 

 

[Negri's lovechild 13,983]

The charity foundation are really good, and a lot of the work they do does go unrecognised. Lovely gesture from them and the club to help this couple have that special day. GB them. 

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,714]

Horrific story. Fantastic response to help out.

[Davie Mr Magic Cooper 515]

A truly horrific story, but what a wonderful gesture from The Rangers Charity Foundation. Class!

[RS4_wul 4,110]

Heart breaking story, superb from the RCF though.

[Deanzmeanzheinz 4,312]

If it wasn't for bad luck that couple would have no luck at all. A fantastic initiative directly helping one of our own. 

[Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,994]

Fantastic the foundation doing that. Wish the happy couple all the best for the future.

[BlueKnight87 17,281]

Amazing gesture from the foundation. All the best for the happy couple. A day to remember 

[Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,994]

I wonder if we (RM) could raise £300 for a months supply of medicine? Or get a Groupon deal for a meal or hotel stay as I doubt they would have had a honeymoon. Doesn't sound like they have had much luck at all.

[RFC55 108,800]

1 minute ago, Perth_Campsie_Ger said:

I wonder if we (RM) could raise £300 for a months supply of medicine? Or get a Groupon deal for a meal or hotel stay as I doubt they would have had a honeymoon. Doesn't sound like they have had much luck at all.

Very good idea mate

Would throw a wee donation in. 

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

Jeez they haven’t had to look far for their troubles have they, sad stuff. 

Well done RCF. ??

[Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,994]

10 minutes ago, Rfc52 said:

Very good idea mate

Would throw a wee donation in. 

My WiFi is slow, will try and get a go fund me (or similar) set up in the next few days

[only14me 381]

Fantastic gesture by the Rangers Charity Foundation. Best wishes to the happy couple.

[Nameless Ghoul 6,053]

Really well done. No one should ever have to miss out when it comes to medical bills. 

[Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,994]

19 hours ago, Perth_Campsie_Ger said:

I wonder if we (RM) could raise £300 for a months supply of medicine? Or get a Groupon deal for a meal or hotel stay as I doubt they would have had a honeymoon. Doesn't sound like they have had much luck at all.

 

19 hours ago, Rfc52 said:

Very good idea mate

Would throw a wee donation in. 

Would anyone else be interested in chipping in a few quid? Best case we get £300 for a months treatment if we only get £100 or so we can look at an itison deal hotel stay

[blueretro 704]

The charity foundation do a wonderful job from things like this to Erskine veterans, the Glasgow city mission, Glasgow children's hospital charity and lots more. 

If anyone is interested in making a donation I'll be doing the Arran cycle challenge for the charity foundation this Saturday. 

72 mile cycle in a figure of eight round the island. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/derek-russell6. If you can spare a pound please donate. It all goes to great causes.

 

[JeannieBilly 0]

Hi everyone. I want to say myself and billy have enjoyed all ur lovely words and we also had a chuckle cos we always said if wasnt for bad luck we'd have none. We feel so overwhelmed by how ppl have reacted to only a small part of our story Billy had another relapse today because he never took his medication "the deanna protocol" on Saturday because he forgot to take it to Ibrox with him cos it was our wedding day.  When we came home we couldn't find 1 of his powder drinks he has to take 3 times a day. Searched high n low but to no avail. He did almost 5 days without the most important drink of his protocol. Yesterday he was back on full dose(found in dogs cupboard) but the 5 days without it started to show rapidly today 12.30 he was looking tired again and very limp. Then his voice went again, and yes this time its proof that without this my husband will die. After a hour nap and alot of water the voice is back but he is still extremely weak and will b for a couple of days but we know its this deanna protocol that is keepin him living and  its all we have until we find a cure. Im worried about him and he worries about me. we make a great team and a dynamite married couple thanks to all at ibrox.Linda shields was amazing. Thats us married 1 week this sat and its been the best week of my life. The real surprise was all i wonderful words of support has come from everyone who has commented on our story. We have always loved our teady bears but who would have imagined the power of people. Oh btw Broxi bear was at my wedding. Now harry n meg canny say they had a 6 foot teddy bear in a superb blue football strip dancing at there wedding pmsl.  Thanks for still trying 2 help us with our monthly medical expenses. We r so proud to be blue xxx

[pcbear 10,913]

14 hours ago, JeannieBilly said:

Hi everyone. I want to say myself and billy have enjoyed all ur lovely words and we also had a chuckle cos we always said if wasnt for bad luck we'd have none. We feel so overwhelmed by how ppl have reacted to only a small part of our story Billy had another relapse today because he never took his medication "the deanna protocol" on Saturday because he forgot to take it to Ibrox with him cos it was our wedding day.  When we came home we couldn't find 1 of his powder drinks he has to take 3 times a day. Searched high n low but to no avail. He did almost 5 days without the most important drink of his protocol. Yesterday he was back on full dose(found in dogs cupboard) but the 5 days without it started to show rapidly today 12.30 he was looking tired again and very limp. Then his voice went again, and yes this time its proof that without this my husband will die. After a hour nap and alot of water the voice is back but he is still extremely weak and will b for a couple of days but we know its this deanna protocol that is keepin him living and  its all we have until we find a cure. Im worried about him and he worries about me. we make a great team and a dynamite married couple thanks to all at ibrox.Linda shields was amazing. Thats us married 1 week this sat and its been the best week of my life. The real surprise was all i wonderful words of support has come from everyone who has commented on our story. We have always loved our teady bears but who would have imagined the power of people. Oh btw Broxi bear was at my wedding. Now harry n meg canny say they had a 6 foot teddy bear in a superb blue football strip dancing at there wedding pmsl.  Thanks for still trying 2 help us with our monthly medical expenses. We r so proud to be blue xxx

Wow, I don't quite know what to say after reading this thread, I am glad you had a great day and genuinely wish the both of you the best of luck as you are due a bit.