The change in seasons, with winter approaching, took me back to the same stage I was at last year. So, I went into The Christie and called Steve Harcourt who works for the Teenage Cancer Trust and just wanted to see if there was anything I can do. I asked if there were any young lads who are in the ward and he let me know about a boy who was down from Scotland, who loves football.

He is having treatment on a brain tumour and is down from Scotland for 39 nights, leading up to Christmas, and he has a family with him.

Coming all the way down here at any time of the year for this is horrible, but especially with Christmas coming. The fact was I could maybe make his day – just a little. Jesse signed a shirt for me and he was absolutely buzzing when I gave it to him. It brought me happiness just to see him smiling a little bit through the treatment because I remember how bad it was.

It was a case of thinking how he’s thinking. Just the fact you can come in and, whether it’s taking his mind off it or changing his perspective, it doesn’t really matter. The time you spend with him has completely changed how he was feeling and I spoke to the guys afterwards and they said he hadn’t smiled like that in the two weeks since coming in.

For me to hear that, I would do that every day.

Honestly, if anyone needs uplifting, if there’s anything I can do then I’m happy to help. I’d like to come in and just have a chat.