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Taylor has joined little brother Evan

Hundreds pay tribute to incredible young Well fan

- Kirsten Mcstay

Hundreds turned out to pay tribute to a young Motherwell fan who passed away only three years after his younger brother.

Taylor Drummond (21) was born at 31 weeks, which caused his brain to be underdevel­oped, and at the age of one he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Since then, he had many health complicati­ons and sadly passed away on December 1.

To add to the family’s devastatio­n, his little brother Evan passed away when he was five-years-old after contractin­g the herpes cold sore virus when he was born.

This resulted in a brain injury and Evan died in December 2014, just two days before Christmas.

Taylor’s funeral was last Thursday, December 14, and Motherwell striker Louis Moult was among the mourners.

This week, heartbroke­n mum Lynsey Drummond (38) thanked everyone for their support during this difficult time.

She said: “I’m truly overwhelme­d by the love and support everyone showed to Taylor and myself at the funeral and throughout his life.

“I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for loving him.

“Also to the staff in ward two at Monklands Hospital for the level of care they showed to Taylor throughout his stay there.

“I also thank everyone for their kind and generous donations through the Go Fund Me page and at the church collection. Their kindness is greatly appreciate­d.

“It brings me great comfort knowing that Taylor and Evan are back together again.”

Kind Motherwell fans arranged a minute’s applause at the 21st minute against Hearts at Tynecastle last week, which Lynsey went along to see.

She added: “The minute’s applause was very emotional, a very proud mummy moment. Both Motherwell and Hearts fans gave a great response.”

Louis Moult also paid tribute to Taylor. He tweeted: “RIP Taylor Drummond, a inspiratio­n to me.

“A true fighter always smiling, my regards go out to all his family and friends.”

 ??  ?? Loving familylyns­ey Drummond with her sons Taylor (21) and Evan (5). Evan passed away in 2014
Loving familylyns­ey Drummond with her sons Taylor (21) and Evan (5). Evan passed away in 2014
 ??  ?? Motherwell fan Taylor Drummond, who passed away
Motherwell fan Taylor Drummond, who passed away

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