Pete Lloyd
@hopalonglloydy.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Amputee, Former Osteosarcoma (Primary Bone Cancer) Patient, Bone Cancer Research Trust Patient Ambassador, Mentor, and Part-Time Athlete.
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Pete Lloyd
@hopalonglloydy.bsky.social
· Oct 22
For information and support for #PrimaryBoneCancer and further resources visit www.bcrt.org.uk
#Symptoms #Bones #Cancer #Disability #UntilTheresACure
#Symptoms #Bones #Cancer #Disability #UntilTheresACure
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It’s #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth 🎗️
Each year in the UK, around 70 children are diagnosed with primary bone cancer — enduring decades-old treatment and low survival rates.
Help raise awareness so no family faces it alone 🧡
Visit: ow.ly/9mAn50WLTNE
#CCAM25 #UntilTheresACure
Each year in the UK, around 70 children are diagnosed with primary bone cancer — enduring decades-old treatment and low survival rates.
Help raise awareness so no family faces it alone 🧡
Visit: ow.ly/9mAn50WLTNE
#CCAM25 #UntilTheresACure
September 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
It’s #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth 🎗️
Each year in the UK, around 70 children are diagnosed with primary bone cancer — enduring decades-old treatment and low survival rates.
Help raise awareness so no family faces it alone 🧡
Visit: ow.ly/9mAn50WLTNE
#CCAM25 #UntilTheresACure
Each year in the UK, around 70 children are diagnosed with primary bone cancer — enduring decades-old treatment and low survival rates.
Help raise awareness so no family faces it alone 🧡
Visit: ow.ly/9mAn50WLTNE
#CCAM25 #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Laboratory research can feel removed from patient care.
Dr Lucas Souza found connection through our Patient and Public Involvement Panel (PPIP) 🤝
Learn more in our latest Impact Report: ow.ly/2ByG50WCGPk
#Research #UntilTheresACure
Dr Lucas Souza found connection through our Patient and Public Involvement Panel (PPIP) 🤝
Learn more in our latest Impact Report: ow.ly/2ByG50WCGPk
#Research #UntilTheresACure
August 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Laboratory research can feel removed from patient care.
Dr Lucas Souza found connection through our Patient and Public Involvement Panel (PPIP) 🤝
Learn more in our latest Impact Report: ow.ly/2ByG50WCGPk
#Research #UntilTheresACure
Dr Lucas Souza found connection through our Patient and Public Involvement Panel (PPIP) 🤝
Learn more in our latest Impact Report: ow.ly/2ByG50WCGPk
#Research #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
@newcastleuni.bsky.social medical student Saanvi completed the National Sarcoma Awareness Project (NSAP) in 2024, showing why sarcomas need more attention in early training 🩺
Our award-winning programme with @sarcoma.org.uk bridges this gap.
Students & doctors, sign-up here: ow.ly/QlCe50Wr6iU
Our award-winning programme with @sarcoma.org.uk bridges this gap.
Students & doctors, sign-up here: ow.ly/QlCe50Wr6iU
July 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
@newcastleuni.bsky.social medical student Saanvi completed the National Sarcoma Awareness Project (NSAP) in 2024, showing why sarcomas need more attention in early training 🩺
Our award-winning programme with @sarcoma.org.uk bridges this gap.
Students & doctors, sign-up here: ow.ly/QlCe50Wr6iU
Our award-winning programme with @sarcoma.org.uk bridges this gap.
Students & doctors, sign-up here: ow.ly/QlCe50Wr6iU
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Did you hear... we're investing £800,000 into the future of Ewing sarcoma treatment 🔬
This includes Dr Jonathan Fisher's work developing new, immune-based treatments for Ewing sarcoma that has spread to the lungs.
Visit: ow.ly/bqF350Wl359
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #Research #UntilTheresACure
This includes Dr Jonathan Fisher's work developing new, immune-based treatments for Ewing sarcoma that has spread to the lungs.
Visit: ow.ly/bqF350Wl359
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #Research #UntilTheresACure
July 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Did you hear... we're investing £800,000 into the future of Ewing sarcoma treatment 🔬
This includes Dr Jonathan Fisher's work developing new, immune-based treatments for Ewing sarcoma that has spread to the lungs.
Visit: ow.ly/bqF350Wl359
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #Research #UntilTheresACure
This includes Dr Jonathan Fisher's work developing new, immune-based treatments for Ewing sarcoma that has spread to the lungs.
Visit: ow.ly/bqF350Wl359
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #Research #UntilTheresACure
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Could a blood test detect Ewing sarcoma relapse before it appears on scans?
A new study led by Professor McCabe @manchester.ac.uk is searching for clues that could transform patient monitoring and care 🧡
Learn more: ow.ly/uO4c50Wp4Uk
#Research #UntilTheresACure
A new study led by Professor McCabe @manchester.ac.uk is searching for clues that could transform patient monitoring and care 🧡
Learn more: ow.ly/uO4c50Wp4Uk
#Research #UntilTheresACure
July 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Could a blood test detect Ewing sarcoma relapse before it appears on scans?
A new study led by Professor McCabe @manchester.ac.uk is searching for clues that could transform patient monitoring and care 🧡
Learn more: ow.ly/uO4c50Wp4Uk
#Research #UntilTheresACure
A new study led by Professor McCabe @manchester.ac.uk is searching for clues that could transform patient monitoring and care 🧡
Learn more: ow.ly/uO4c50Wp4Uk
#Research #UntilTheresACure
Something I do on the weekends is marshal, the British Super Bikes, World Super Bikes, and the MotoGP... it's been a hell of a season so far, and I absolutely love it. #OrangeFamily #OrangeArmy #BSB #OneLeggedMarshal #WSBK #MotoGP
July 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Something I do on the weekends is marshal, the British Super Bikes, World Super Bikes, and the MotoGP... it's been a hell of a season so far, and I absolutely love it. #OrangeFamily #OrangeArmy #BSB #OneLeggedMarshal #WSBK #MotoGP
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BREAKING: £800,000 invested in the future of Ewing sarcoma treatment.
In #SarcomaAwarenessMonth, we’re proud to fund 4 bold new projects with @cclguk.bsky.social and @greatormondst.bsky.social — bringing new hope to patients and families 🧡
Read more: ow.ly/lx1m50WkrQc
#Research #UntilTheresACure
In #SarcomaAwarenessMonth, we’re proud to fund 4 bold new projects with @cclguk.bsky.social and @greatormondst.bsky.social — bringing new hope to patients and families 🧡
Read more: ow.ly/lx1m50WkrQc
#Research #UntilTheresACure
July 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: £800,000 invested in the future of Ewing sarcoma treatment.
In #SarcomaAwarenessMonth, we’re proud to fund 4 bold new projects with @cclguk.bsky.social and @greatormondst.bsky.social — bringing new hope to patients and families 🧡
Read more: ow.ly/lx1m50WkrQc
#Research #UntilTheresACure
In #SarcomaAwarenessMonth, we’re proud to fund 4 bold new projects with @cclguk.bsky.social and @greatormondst.bsky.social — bringing new hope to patients and families 🧡
Read more: ow.ly/lx1m50WkrQc
#Research #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Medical students & resident doctors — bone cancer patients need YOU!
If you're passionate about oncology, join the National Sarcoma Awareness Project to help save lives 🩺
Visit: ow.ly/GlsR50Wicm1
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #SAM2025 #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
If you're passionate about oncology, join the National Sarcoma Awareness Project to help save lives 🩺
Visit: ow.ly/GlsR50Wicm1
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #SAM2025 #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
July 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Medical students & resident doctors — bone cancer patients need YOU!
If you're passionate about oncology, join the National Sarcoma Awareness Project to help save lives 🩺
Visit: ow.ly/GlsR50Wicm1
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #SAM2025 #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
If you're passionate about oncology, join the National Sarcoma Awareness Project to help save lives 🩺
Visit: ow.ly/GlsR50Wicm1
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #SAM2025 #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Keynote #2 is underway 🎙️
Dr. Alexander Bishop @nationwidekids.bsky.social discusses the biology behind therapeutic vulnerabilities in Ewing sarcoma.
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
Dr. Alexander Bishop @nationwidekids.bsky.social discusses the biology behind therapeutic vulnerabilities in Ewing sarcoma.
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
July 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Keynote #2 is underway 🎙️
Dr. Alexander Bishop @nationwidekids.bsky.social discusses the biology behind therapeutic vulnerabilities in Ewing sarcoma.
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
Dr. Alexander Bishop @nationwidekids.bsky.social discusses the biology behind therapeutic vulnerabilities in Ewing sarcoma.
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Our first keynote is underway!
Dr Adam Shlien from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada updates on genomic and transcriptomic variability in Ewing sarcoma 🧬
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
Dr Adam Shlien from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada updates on genomic and transcriptomic variability in Ewing sarcoma 🧬
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
July 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Our first keynote is underway!
Dr Adam Shlien from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada updates on genomic and transcriptomic variability in Ewing sarcoma 🧬
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
Dr Adam Shlien from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada updates on genomic and transcriptomic variability in Ewing sarcoma 🧬
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Live from London!
We’re hosting the Advances in Ewing Sarcoma Research (AESR) meeting — welcoming researchers and clinicians from 23 countries to share progress, insights, and new ideas
Follow along for updates throughout the day 🧵
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
We’re hosting the Advances in Ewing Sarcoma Research (AESR) meeting — welcoming researchers and clinicians from 23 countries to share progress, insights, and new ideas
Follow along for updates throughout the day 🧵
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
July 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Live from London!
We’re hosting the Advances in Ewing Sarcoma Research (AESR) meeting — welcoming researchers and clinicians from 23 countries to share progress, insights, and new ideas
Follow along for updates throughout the day 🧵
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
We’re hosting the Advances in Ewing Sarcoma Research (AESR) meeting — welcoming researchers and clinicians from 23 countries to share progress, insights, and new ideas
Follow along for updates throughout the day 🧵
#AESR #Research #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
July is #SarcomaAwarenessMonth 🎗️
There are so many ways to support:
– Learn about bone sarcomas
– Share this to raise awareness
– Make a donation
– Complete the National Sarcoma Awareness Programme
– Visit Beyond Fear in #Oxford, UK
Click: ow.ly/xVXo50WhgQe
#Awareness #UntilTheresACure
There are so many ways to support:
– Learn about bone sarcomas
– Share this to raise awareness
– Make a donation
– Complete the National Sarcoma Awareness Programme
– Visit Beyond Fear in #Oxford, UK
Click: ow.ly/xVXo50WhgQe
#Awareness #UntilTheresACure
July 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
July is #SarcomaAwarenessMonth 🎗️
There are so many ways to support:
– Learn about bone sarcomas
– Share this to raise awareness
– Make a donation
– Complete the National Sarcoma Awareness Programme
– Visit Beyond Fear in #Oxford, UK
Click: ow.ly/xVXo50WhgQe
#Awareness #UntilTheresACure
There are so many ways to support:
– Learn about bone sarcomas
– Share this to raise awareness
– Make a donation
– Complete the National Sarcoma Awareness Programme
– Visit Beyond Fear in #Oxford, UK
Click: ow.ly/xVXo50WhgQe
#Awareness #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
On June 15th Team Clarke-Saul will be attempting the London-Brighton bike ride to raise funds for our dear Elizabeth's adamantinoma charity on what is nearly the 5th anniversary of her death. Please be generous. justgiving.com/page/jeremy-...
#adamantinoma #cancersucks @bcrt-uk.bsky.social
#adamantinoma #cancersucks @bcrt-uk.bsky.social
Team Clarke-Saul ride London to Brighton for Bone Cancer Research Trust
Help Jeremy Saul raise money to support Bone Cancer Research Trust
justgiving.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
On June 15th Team Clarke-Saul will be attempting the London-Brighton bike ride to raise funds for our dear Elizabeth's adamantinoma charity on what is nearly the 5th anniversary of her death. Please be generous. justgiving.com/page/jeremy-...
#adamantinoma #cancersucks @bcrt-uk.bsky.social
#adamantinoma #cancersucks @bcrt-uk.bsky.social
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Sat 7th June, I will be walking Snowdon, joined by my colleagues and managers, to raise money for Bone Cancer Research Trust. We are all doing this dressed as skeletons, with various bones highlighted to represent different types of primary bone cancer.
justgiving.com/fletcherbcrt...
justgiving.com/fletcherbcrt...
April 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sat 7th June, I will be walking Snowdon, joined by my colleagues and managers, to raise money for Bone Cancer Research Trust. We are all doing this dressed as skeletons, with various bones highlighted to represent different types of primary bone cancer.
justgiving.com/fletcherbcrt...
justgiving.com/fletcherbcrt...
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis.
Her sister urges others to “listen to your body” and “advocate for yourself”
A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis.
Her sister urges others to “listen to your body” and “advocate for yourself”
‘Athletic’ woman dies after lower back pain was misdiagnosed as sciatica
Kate Drummond’s sister is sharing her story for the first time to urge others to “listen to your body”
www.independent.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis.
Her sister urges others to “listen to your body” and “advocate for yourself”
A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis.
Her sister urges others to “listen to your body” and “advocate for yourself”
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Easter Sunday, with a little extra treat for TYA patients 🍫🐰
For #TYACAM, we're offering £10 Costa Coffee vouchers to young people (13 - 25) currently in treatment or follow-up care. There's just 10 days left to get yours!
Apply today: ow.ly/wt4W50VtIwO
#EasterSunday #Support #UntilTheresACure
For #TYACAM, we're offering £10 Costa Coffee vouchers to young people (13 - 25) currently in treatment or follow-up care. There's just 10 days left to get yours!
Apply today: ow.ly/wt4W50VtIwO
#EasterSunday #Support #UntilTheresACure
April 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Easter Sunday, with a little extra treat for TYA patients 🍫🐰
For #TYACAM, we're offering £10 Costa Coffee vouchers to young people (13 - 25) currently in treatment or follow-up care. There's just 10 days left to get yours!
Apply today: ow.ly/wt4W50VtIwO
#EasterSunday #Support #UntilTheresACure
For #TYACAM, we're offering £10 Costa Coffee vouchers to young people (13 - 25) currently in treatment or follow-up care. There's just 10 days left to get yours!
Apply today: ow.ly/wt4W50VtIwO
#EasterSunday #Support #UntilTheresACure
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Sat 7th June, I will be walking Snowdon, joined by my colleagues and managers, to raise money for Bone Cancer Research Trust. We are all doing this dressed as skeletons, with various bones highlighted to represent different types of primary bone cancer. justgiving.com/page/fletche...
April 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Sat 7th June, I will be walking Snowdon, joined by my colleagues and managers, to raise money for Bone Cancer Research Trust. We are all doing this dressed as skeletons, with various bones highlighted to represent different types of primary bone cancer. justgiving.com/page/fletche...
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
So, fundraising. I've been fundraising for @bcrt-uk.bsky.social for the past couple of years, since my dad sadly passed away in November 2022 to bone cancer in his spine. I've fundraised since 2010 for various charities, but never had as much support as I've had from the team at BCRT #teambones
January 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, fundraising. I've been fundraising for @bcrt-uk.bsky.social for the past couple of years, since my dad sadly passed away in November 2022 to bone cancer in his spine. I've fundraised since 2010 for various charities, but never had as much support as I've had from the team at BCRT #teambones
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We are proud to announce a new co-funded research project with @cclguk.bsky.social 🧪
The study, led by Dr Pardo @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, will replicate osteosarcoma cells travelling through the bloodstream to understand how this aggressive bone cancer spreads.
Visit: ow.ly/3vx250VACeu
The study, led by Dr Pardo @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, will replicate osteosarcoma cells travelling through the bloodstream to understand how this aggressive bone cancer spreads.
Visit: ow.ly/3vx250VACeu
April 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are proud to announce a new co-funded research project with @cclguk.bsky.social 🧪
The study, led by Dr Pardo @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, will replicate osteosarcoma cells travelling through the bloodstream to understand how this aggressive bone cancer spreads.
Visit: ow.ly/3vx250VACeu
The study, led by Dr Pardo @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, will replicate osteosarcoma cells travelling through the bloodstream to understand how this aggressive bone cancer spreads.
Visit: ow.ly/3vx250VACeu
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
It's all kicking off in just over 5 hours time! The 48hr relay for @bcrt-uk.bsky.social and the #StreamForBCRT event is so close now.
Search StreamForBCRT on Twitch and you should find whoever is live at any time, but dates/times are below. It promises to be an amazing weekend 🧡🤍💙
Search StreamForBCRT on Twitch and you should find whoever is live at any time, but dates/times are below. It promises to be an amazing weekend 🧡🤍💙
April 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It's all kicking off in just over 5 hours time! The 48hr relay for @bcrt-uk.bsky.social and the #StreamForBCRT event is so close now.
Search StreamForBCRT on Twitch and you should find whoever is live at any time, but dates/times are below. It promises to be an amazing weekend 🧡🤍💙
Search StreamForBCRT on Twitch and you should find whoever is live at any time, but dates/times are below. It promises to be an amazing weekend 🧡🤍💙
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
April is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month 🎗️
Primary bone cancer is responsible for 16% of all cancer-related deaths in teenagers and young adults (TYAs).
Please show your support for our campaign: ow.ly/u1sz50VqAph
#TYACAM #TYACancer #UntilTheresACure
Primary bone cancer is responsible for 16% of all cancer-related deaths in teenagers and young adults (TYAs).
Please show your support for our campaign: ow.ly/u1sz50VqAph
#TYACAM #TYACancer #UntilTheresACure
April 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
April is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month 🎗️
Primary bone cancer is responsible for 16% of all cancer-related deaths in teenagers and young adults (TYAs).
Please show your support for our campaign: ow.ly/u1sz50VqAph
#TYACAM #TYACancer #UntilTheresACure
Primary bone cancer is responsible for 16% of all cancer-related deaths in teenagers and young adults (TYAs).
Please show your support for our campaign: ow.ly/u1sz50VqAph
#TYACAM #TYACancer #UntilTheresACure
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Thank you to our amazing ambassador @matt-forde.bsky.social for sharing his story in @theguardian.com to raise vital awareness of primary bone cancer and the long term effects 🧡
I've written in today's Observer about how my experience of cancer has made me love life even more.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Squaring up to death after my cancer diagnosis gave me a deeper appreciation of life | Matt Forde
I’m with Lauren Laverne: surviving the disease can lead to a newfound resilience and love of simply being alive
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Thank you to our amazing ambassador @matt-forde.bsky.social for sharing his story in @theguardian.com to raise vital awareness of primary bone cancer and the long term effects 🧡
Reposted by Pete Lloyd
Just over a week away now from our 48hr stream relay for @BCRT as part of #StreamForBCRT - if you are a fellow streamer raising money for BCRT, please use this hashtag, and I'll be able to find and support you too!
twitch.tv/scepticalsqu...
justgiving.com/page/fletche...
#teambones
twitch.tv/scepticalsqu...
justgiving.com/page/fletche...
#teambones
March 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Just over a week away now from our 48hr stream relay for @BCRT as part of #StreamForBCRT - if you are a fellow streamer raising money for BCRT, please use this hashtag, and I'll be able to find and support you too!
twitch.tv/scepticalsqu...
justgiving.com/page/fletche...
#teambones
twitch.tv/scepticalsqu...
justgiving.com/page/fletche...
#teambones
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Support our PhD student Michael Dack and #TeamBones to raise money for Bone Cancer Research by running the 2025 #LondonMarathon
I'm running the 2025 London Marathon for the Bone Cancer Research Trust
Help Michael Dack raise money to support Bone Cancer Research Trust
www.justgiving.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Support our PhD student Michael Dack and #TeamBones to raise money for Bone Cancer Research by running the 2025 #LondonMarathon
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Felix is a great guy - he's helping raise money for Leeds Mind along with our friend @yorkshirebother.bsky.social, and he's also part of the stream team for the 48hr raising money for BCRT too.
Tune in to help support him tonight - I know I will be :)
Tune in to help support him tonight - I know I will be :)
Also good timezones all very important stream tonight ❤️ gonna be raising money for Leeds Mind charity through the Get Together Throught Gaming (GTTG) event.
There will be every flavoured beans and rat shaped games starting at 6:30pm GMT tonight ❤️
@leedsmind.bsky.social
#gttg #leedsmind
There will be every flavoured beans and rat shaped games starting at 6:30pm GMT tonight ❤️
@leedsmind.bsky.social
#gttg #leedsmind
March 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Felix is a great guy - he's helping raise money for Leeds Mind along with our friend @yorkshirebother.bsky.social, and he's also part of the stream team for the 48hr raising money for BCRT too.
Tune in to help support him tonight - I know I will be :)
Tune in to help support him tonight - I know I will be :)