Bradley Lowery, for those of you who are still not aware, was a Sunderland fan who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, neuroblastoma, at just 18 months. He, however, fought the disease valiantly, but succumbed to it on July 7, 2017.
He regularly appeared as a mascot in many of the club’s games last season. During his time as a mascot, he struck a great friendship with the then-Sunderland striker, Jermain Defoe, who did his best to support his little pal.
The now-Bournemouth forward couldn’t hold back his tears at Bradley’s funeral. How could he? Looking at the child’s picture itself makes my eyes wet – and Defoe actually shared a special bond with him. At the end of the day, Bradley is no longer in pain and rests in peace, but we continue to mourn his death because, perhaps, a part of us just died along with him – a part that he created with his bravery and heart-warming smile.
As the funeral is now done and dusted, here are some of the reactions on Twitter.
Sunderland took to Twitter to share their thoughts…
A lot of people turned up to pay their respects…
This is a great initiative…
Fans of different clubs also joined in…
Some of the tweets in honour of the young warrior…
This was just too touching…
I will conclude this piece with lines from Ne Obliviscaris’ track, Forget Not…
We shall not forget you, Bradley. Never. Rest in peace, little warrior.
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