Our beloved son Lewis John Marcel Maguire died peacefully from complications following a bone marrow transplant. He was and always will be my hero. The emptiness he leaves behind has left us all bereft and at sea. pic.twitter.com/8CXCKKrxVN
— Nigel Maguire (@Duran1177) March 17, 2018
“Lew” as Nigel affectionately calls him, lost his battle with cancer in March of 2018.
Lew was 20 years old had Hodgkin lymphoma and he was an extraordinary Soccer player.
This man is not just forever heartbroken. He and Lew put themselves
out there and did everything from writing the highest level of government to appearing on the international media circuit.
They wanted answers.
They wanted regulation.
They wanted change.
All of this while Lew fought cancer.
If you do one thing today, take the time to watch Dangerous Play (load in Chrome for English)
(Around the 34 minute mark) You’ll see Nigel and Lew standing at the gates of his training fields.....
“It looks very innocent...... it brings back bad memories.......I used to bring Lewis here week in and week out. If I knew then what I know now I would have never walked through those gates.” said Nigel.
Be an advocate for your child, be sure to look at the artificial grass they are playing on. Ask questions and don’t accept empty or vague answers.
We know plenty about tire crumb and now various types of #PFAS has become a true discovery at various levels in artificial grass.
There’s a simply wonderful answer and it’s grass. You have the power and the right to ask your child’s coach, school, town, sports league, soccer club (etc) to put their play on grass.
So what’s true? Nigel said: "I will continue to press for answers, not least because Lewis wanted those answers and I owe it to him to get them." and we’re with you Nigel.
They wanted answers.
They wanted regulation.
They wanted change.
All of this while Lew fought cancer.
If you do one thing today, take the time to watch Dangerous Play (load in Chrome for English)
(Around the 34 minute mark) You’ll see Nigel and Lew standing at the gates of his training fields.....
“It looks very innocent...... it brings back bad memories.......I used to bring Lewis here week in and week out. If I knew then what I know now I would have never walked through those gates.” said Nigel.
Be an advocate for your child, be sure to look at the artificial grass they are playing on. Ask questions and don’t accept empty or vague answers.
We know plenty about tire crumb and now various types of #PFAS has become a true discovery at various levels in artificial grass.
There’s a simply wonderful answer and it’s grass. You have the power and the right to ask your child’s coach, school, town, sports league, soccer club (etc) to put their play on grass.
So what’s true? Nigel said: "I will continue to press for answers, not least because Lewis wanted those answers and I owe it to him to get them." and we’re with you Nigel.
Our beloved son Lewis John Marcel Maguire died peacefully from complications following a bone marrow transplant. He was and always will be my hero. The emptiness he leaves behind has left us all bereft and at sea. pic.twitter.com/8CXCKKrxVN
— Nigel Maguire (@Duran1177) March 17, 2018
Amen. And may the spirit of Lewis be with his family, and with us, as we press on to protect children's health.
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