A 71-year-old Toronto Maple Leafs fan who is dying of cancer will get the opportunity to meet her hockey hero Auston Matthews on Monday.
Lyndsay, Ont. resident Donna Thomson was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in September 2019. Following the diagnosis, her friends and family decidedOn Saturday morning, 33-year-old Grant Haire, a neighbour of Thomson’s sister who kick-started the campaign, said that he heard from the director of media relations with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The message said that Matthews had contacted the director and wanted to bring Thomson to an upcoming game.
“She has a bell that she keeps with her and every time the Leafs score she gets up and rings the bell.”Speaking with CTV News Toronto on Thursday, Thomson said that she has been a long-time devotedfans. She said that her son gifted her a Matthews’ jersey for Christmas—and once she had the jersey she decided to go out shopping with her sister to get a couple of fake mustaches to wear with them.
“I think he is very cute and I like the way he plays,” she said. “I think he is a fair player and I like that.” Thomson and a couple of guests will be watching Monday night’s 7 p.m. game against the Edmonton Oilers from a suite with SickKids patient families.
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