Stan Bowles' family 'blown away' by support from QPR fans

R's legend Bowles h as been diagnosed with a form of Alzheimer's

as been diagnosed with a form of Alzheimer's Club working with Bowles' family to discuss how best to help

STAN Bowles' family have expressed their gratitude to the QPR faithful for the ‘overwhelming support’ they’ve received over the last 48 hours.





The Bowles family released a statement via Stan’s Facebook page on Saturday, confirming that the R’s legend has been diagnosed with a form of Alzheimer's.





Bowles, 66, has developed the illness over the last 12 months and is currently in a stable condition at home in Manchester.









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The club, QPR in the Community Trust and Stan’s family are now working together to explore a variety of fundraising options to raise awareness of the illness, as well as providing some financial support to the family to assist with Stan’s daily welfare.





Tracy Bowles, Stan’s daughter, told www.qpr.co.uk: “The outpouring of love and affection for Stan has blown us all away – it's been incredibly overwhelming.





“Stan is doing okay at the moment, he’s in the middle stages of the illness, but we felt we had to let the fans know of his plight, as he can be quite forgetful at times and often needs prompting.





“The club and its supporters mean the world to him and we are delighted that we are going to work together to raise awareness of this illness.





“On Stan’s behalf, I’d like to personally thank everyone for their support so far.”









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QPR in the Community Trust CEO, Andy Evans, added: “Myself and Ian Taylor (QPR’s Head of Media & Communications) spoke at length with the family this morning and with their consent, we will now look at our options in terms of how we can support Stan.





“The family have made it clear that raising awareness of the illness is key and the club and the Trust will explore different avenues to ensure the family get the support they are after.”





The club will confirm details of how you can show your support to Stan in the coming days.





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