The former Blackburn defender's three-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare kidney cancer in April.
Footballer Tommy Spurr says he is overwhelmed at the support for Rio since his diagnosis
Footballing legends in Lancashire are teaming up for a charity match in aid of the son of former Blackburn and Preston North End star Tommy Spurr who has stage-four cancer.Colin Hendry, Kevin Gallacher and David Dunn are among the ex-professionals who are playing for Spurr's Legends against Ribchester Rovers FC on Sunday.is a type of kidney cancer that most commonly affects young children.
He and his wife, Chloe, have given up work to dedicate their time to caring for Rio as he starts radiotherapy.a friend initially started a "little bit of fundraising" after her son's diagnosis. However, when a consultant warned "we may find ourselves in a position where we run out of options for treatment in this country but there may be clinical trials which could be costly", she said they decided to take the fundraising "as far as we can so that if we find ourselves in that position we are ready".
💙 Ribchester's Red Day For Rio - a family fun day and charity football match with a star studded line up of ex pros, this Sunday at Ribchester Rec.
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