Dad’snewson‘was asign’frommum
A NEW dad who has raised over £50,000 in memory of his late mum says it felt like ‘a sign’ when his baby boy was born on World Cancer Day.
Chris Thomson says it was fitting when his wife Joanne gave birth to their first child Shay on February 4, a date which unites the globe in the fight against the disease.
Chris, from Port Glasgow, lost his mum Christine to breast cancer when she was 51, but he feels that she was there in spirit as little Shay arrived.
The 32-year-old has picked a very poignant day for the christening, when Shay will wear a shawl which his late mum made before she died.
Chris said: “Shay was born on World Cancer Day. I think that is a wee sign from my mum.
“We’ve chosen to have his christening on March 24, which is my mum’s birthday.
“My mum was devoted to her family, which is shown by the fact that she knitted a shawl for the christening before she passed away nine years ago.
“She knew me and Joanne would have kids one day.”
Chris and Joanne, together with their family and friends, have raised the remarkable sum of £55,000 for Breast Cancer Care in her memory.
And Chris says it won’t be long until little Shay helps his daddy with the fundraising.
He said: “I can’t wait until he’s old enough to run marathons and climb hills like his dad.”
Chris and his family and friends are currently organising their fifth annual Breast Cancer Ball on October 6 in Greenock Town Hall.