Ed Slater

RedRobin

Not a massive fan of rugby but have just seen that Gloucester Lock, Ed Slater has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Ed is a fellow addick and someone I follow on social media, he regularly tweets about the club and if he or his family visit this forum id like to wish you all the best with this battle and stay strong. 

MrOneLung

Good luck Ed. 

Lincsaddick

sounds as though Ed could be another victim from taking too may bangs to the head during games .. all the best Ed

ForeverAddickted

FFS that is a disease that really wants to permanently fuck off!!

All the best to both Ed Slater and his family

bobmunro

Best wishes fellow Addick.

Pelling1993

RedRobin said:

Not a massive fan of rugby but have just seen that Gloucester Lock Ed Slater has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Ed is a fellow addick and someone I follow on social media, he regularly tweets about the club and if he or his family visit this forum id like to wish you all the best with this battle and stay strong. 

Horrible news! Followed Ed for a while and seems a lovely bloke. All the best if you read this Ed! 

kodfish

All the best Ed. 

Bangkokaddick

Horrible disease. Best of luck, Ed.

WSA

Best wishes Ed.

Daarrzzetbum

Best wished Ed, seen him play a few times always a 110%, if you are reading this I wish you all the best mate.

Carter

As above, I've got admiration for Ed as a rugby player. Takes no prisoners, I had no idea he was a Charlton fan 

Wish you all the best Ed if you read this 

Cafc43v3r

It's the worst disease, he and everyone who knows him have my deepest sympathies.

There is so much about it on the local news up here because of Rob Borrows, the superhuman efforts of Kevin Sinfield, and Stephen Darby.  The must be a link to contact sport?  Doddie Weir, Mongo McMicheal and Fernando Rickson have all been inflicted with this terrible disease as well. 

LenGlover

Tragic news.

Ed Slater was an extremely talented second row forward who has been unlucky to play in an era when England have had an abundance of talented contenders for the two available slots in the team. 

I wish him well and hope that the medics make some meaningful progress towards finding a cure and or alleviating the most distressing symptoms during the progression of his illness.

Fanny Fanackapan

Stay strong, young man.

The Charlton family are thinking of one of their own.

lolwray

Stay strong Ed ..hope something can be done ..as some have said there must be a link with trauma,a good friend of mine ,since passed was diagnosed 2 years after recovering from a serious assault 

Best wishes 

Callumcafc

https://twitter.com/edslater/status/1550438766967492608?s=21&t=nKok0r-YT1JaMq8q7mCF-A

soapy_jones

Stay strong Ed.  

Isawsummersplay

The love and hope of all Charlton supporters will be with him every step of the way.

stop_shouting

Really sad news. At least he will have the full support of the rugby community. Good to see the club tweeted him a message of support 👍

Daarrzzetbum

Very good to see Leicester Tigers & Gloucester will now play for the “Slater Cup” when they play each other, Tigers won today so now the holders, rugby does these things so well. Stay strong Ed.

soapboxsam

Motor neurone disease is a shocking disease and seeing the amazing 3 lads of Dodie Weir pay their respect to their dad in his favourite attire was inspirational and they seem to have his strength and spirit; also their Mother must be a rock to the boys, as they are to her.

To Ed Slater and all sufferers of this bastard disease may progress continue to be made in the fight against MND.

Addick Addict

Ed has just been on BBC Breakfast. It is so sad to see his rapid deterioration in the last couple of years to the extent that he is now wheelchair bound and his speech is markedly slurred.

Ed is raising funds, with the help of one of his best mates, Billy Twelvetrees who is doing a bike ride next Monday, for the charities that support sufferers of MND, a bike ride for 350 miles in 24 hours with other members of their group, two years on from when he and Billy did a similar thing. MND is a bastard of a disease but the most remarkable thing is how positive Ed is still about life despite all that it has thrown at him. Well done Billy too. Their attitude to what has happened is really humbling. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rideagainsttime    

KBslittlesis

Eds going to be at the Bolton game.
His son is a mascot & he can't wait to see him go out with the team.
Wonderful 🥰❤️