A Special Birthday
Hampshire Whites present cheque to Piam Brown Ward
The Piam Brown Ward
This a children's ward at Southampton General which is for children suffering from cancer - often terminal. The money we have raised will be used in a very special way as explained by Abi Haines in her letter of thanks:
"It was great meet you all for the cheque presentation last week. I am pleased that your fundraised money will go towards our Christmas campaign which is focusing on getting children home for Christmas.
Once again, thank you for your incredible commitment. Fundraisers like you are at the heart of what we do, and we couldn't help improve care, comfort, and experiences for every patient and staff member across our hospitals if it wasn't for people like you so THANK YOU!"
How Did We Choose Piam Brown Ward?
Hampshire Whites members were asked to nominate a charity and Glen's was chosen. The story that accompanies the donation is sad, has a Leeds connection but ultimately ends well!
Glen's Story
Myron was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma in the spring of 1997. It’s a cancer that is rare in children and he was 1 of 8 children in the country with it out of 40,000 plus people with it .
He spent over 6 months going back and forth to Piam Brown for treatment. It was the only children’s cancer ward in the south coast area at the time.
14th November 1998
Myron had been in hospital for 3 or 4 days when I went to see Liverpool play Leeds. Alan Smith made his debut for us and scored in our 3-1 win. After the match I got a phone call to say that he wasn't in a good way. My mate (a Liverpool fan), who was driving , got me back to Southampton General by 9pm so I could see Myron.
14th November 1998 was a very surreal day for me; the high of winning at Anfield, Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink and Alan Smith scoring – us winning. Then an hour later I was being told that my boy had a 50-50 chance in the next 48-72 hours.
Myron spent his 8th birthday in hospital during an 8 day hospital stay where he was really poorly. Luckily with the Chemo and the fantastic staff that looked after him he pulled through.
The Good News
Myron now works with his dad, Glen and is celebrating his 35th birthday on 17th November 2025.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY , MYRON
Glen and his family have done some charity walks and raised enough money to buy the ward a computer and some games for the children as it’s a really hard place to be for both parents and children, but the staff really are special, and the children are resilient, and the parents tough it out mostly. Just a fantastic ward which means a lot to me, my family and 100’s of families in the south coast area.
Hampshire Whites are proud to support this charity.
