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| Captain John Terry with young, doting fan |
There was a Christmas treat for some young Chelsea fans on Friday as they spent the afternoon watching training before meeting their heroes.
The Community Day was arranged via the Chelsea Foundation, with the young fans and their parents watching the first team train before meeting the players afterwards for pictures and autographs.
Terry Howe, a seven-year old with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, was joined by mum Jo and met all his favourite players, including his hero John Terry.
‘I love John because his name is nearly the same as mine!’ said Terry. ‘He came over and said hello and spoke to me for a while before signing my ball and taking some photos. It was great.’
Mum Jo said: ‘Terry was diagnosed just over a year ago and as a huge Chelsea fan we are delighted he has been able to come and meet all the players which has made him very happy.’
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| Didier Drogba makes another lad's day |
Favour Uzoma, 17, has a serious kidney condition and made the journey to Surrey with mum Ngozi to watch the players put through their paces at our Cobham Training Ground.
The entire squad stopped to meet Favour and sign his shirt and he said: ‘It has been great to see all the players train and meet all the players. They are all great and meeting Didier Drogba was brilliant, he even shook my hand before training.’
Billy-Joe Perrin, 16, who has a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, was the Foundation’s final guest and revealed the highlight of his day was a catch up with birthday boy Gary Cahill.
‘I am a big Chelsea fan and it was great to see Gary Cahill in particular. It is his birthday but he still took the time to say hello. Having a picture with him and John Terry was particularly good,’ said Billy, who was accompanied by mum Pippa.
