Celtic legends have backed a bid to erect a bench in reminiscence of a younger Glasgow girl who tragically died throughout lockdown.
Emma Monroe, from the Scotstoun space of town, had been unwell for round a 12 months and a half main as much as her dying in 2020, having suffered from Spina Bifida and diabetes from a younger age.
The 21-year-old had surgical procedure in November to type points with a shunt - a small hole tube that helps drain the fluid from the mind.
However though profitable, Emma suffered huge swelling in her head and was declared mind useless.
Her boyfriend Ross Proctor, 24, is now attempting to boost £2,000 to have a bench pitched in Victoria Park in reminiscence of Emma.
The trouble, in partnership with Clydebank charity, Golden Friendships, has now been again by former Celtic stars Scott Brown and John Hartson.
Hartson, a good friend of the charity, "instantly" supplied his help and shocked Hoops-daft Ross with a retro Celtic strip.
The Welsh pundit additionally donated an all bills paid golf day at his golf membership close to Edinburgh to public sale off on the charity's race night time which is being held on Saturday.
Ex-captain Brown has additionally acquired in on the act by donating signed strips and posters to flog on the night time.
Golden Friendships supervisor, Jim Mclaren, 59, stated: "We met John outdoors Go Radio station.
"He stood with us for half an hour earlier than his present. Somebody had talked about what Ross was doing and with out hesitation he stated, how can I assist?
"He really supplied to pay for the bench, however we determined we did not need to try this. We thought it would be nice for Ross to have a spotlight and that it could imply much more to him if he raised the cash himself.
"He additionally agreed to talk at one in all our membership nights in October. He was simply fabulous."
Emma spent the vast majority of 2020 out and in of hospital over issues with the shunt, earlier than she admitted to the Queen Elizabeth College Hospital.
Throughout surgical procedure to handle the problems, she suffered massive quantities of swelling to her head and sadly by no means recovered.
The heartbreaking determination was then taken to show Emma's life help off, with mum Mandy by her facet.
Emma's dying got here as she and Ross has began to plan for his or her future collectively. The pair had been seeking to purchase a flat collectively and had a vacation deliberate.
In a candy nod to his beloved Emma, Ross hopes to place the bench in a spot very near his coronary heart.
The couple would typically sit beneath a particular tree within the West Finish park to spend high quality time collectively.
Mandy, 57, stated: "Ross and Emma used to name the wee tree they sat underneath in Victoria Park the winching tree.
"It is the place that they had their cuddles and kisses so it is pretty that if Ross is struggling, he has somebody to go to maintain her reminiscence alive.
"It was so beneficiant of John Hartson to surrender his time and meet us. He actually took it to coronary heart.
"Emma was so beloved. She was such an exquisite particular person and he or she beloved everyone, particularly Ross."
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