At just 17 years old, Max Jones was given the same devastating cancer diagnosis that claimed the lives of both his mum and gran
Friends and family of an incredibly brave East Kilbride teenager who lost his battle with a rare brain cancer will play a charity football match this weekend in his memory.Honouring his memory, best friends Aidan McCabe and Aiden Farrell have organised a memorial football match at the Showpark in East Kilbride this Saturday, June 29 with all proceeds going to the Kilbryde Hospice and Teenage Cancer Trust .
Heartbreakingly, he was given just weeks to live when he was admitted to the Kilbryde Hospice with the "one in a billion" series of deadly brain tumours at the beginning of last year. Max’s gran Margaret O’Kane, from Wishaw, died from glioblastoma in October 2008, aged 66, and his mum Angie Jones, from East Kilbride, died from the disease just 14 months later, aged 36.
"During these six months the hospice cared for every single person that visited Max as well as providing him exceptional care. This meant that we managed to make more memories and spend much appreciated time with him." "During Max's stay at the Beatson, Max and his friends would frequently be making memories and spending time with each other in the games room which was funded by Teenage Cancer Trust. We hope with the money we raise we can contribute towards a similar project and hopefully this will allow others in the same situation as we were to create the memories we did."
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