Posted on the Ray Boddington Facebook profile page, the update, which we believe comes from a family member of Ray, reads:

"Ray has had the breathing pipe taken out he still breathing on his own his family are around his bed side at this time to be there for there dad we send all our love too him hope you all are ok well manchester will miss its heart we love you ray we will love you forever thank you for the laughs the smiles and the fun the family will keep us updated when the time has come for him thank you"

UPDATE ray has had the breathing pipe taken out he still breathing on his own his family are around his bed side at this... Posted by Ray Boddington on Sunday, April 14, 2019

Ray has had an incredible outpouring of support on social media since the incident, and yesterday, a photo of the famous spot where Ray and the Piccadilly Rats regularly perform was posted onto Twitter to an emotional response.