Marshall Janson had his hands and legs amputated after narrowly surviving meningitis, but he refused to let that stop his dream of playing for his favourite team, Tottenham Hotspur.
Marshall was given the opportunity to participate in the pre-match warm up with the Tottenham players.
So to a cheering crowd, some reduced to tears, Marshall’s dream to kick a ball about with his heroes came true.
He says his prosthetic legs have made all the difference.
Marshall was only one-year-old when he contracted meningitis, nearly losing his life twice. The only way to save him was to amputate his hands and legs.
His mum says at first he was worried people would laugh at him playing football.
As he grows, Marshall will need new prosthetic legs every year, at a total cost of almost $2 million. So his mum has begun a fundraising campaign buoyed by her son’s determination and courage.
31 Responses
awwwww this is an amazing story
how sad!
so amazing he’s so talented
love it he must have really loved his dream team!!!!!
sad he has amputated legs
so sad, i feel sorry for him, i hope him will live a good life and i hope his other dreams will come true. 🙂
Stay Strong Little Man! So touching and AMAZING! ♡
Wow he’s following his dream
Aww that is sooooo sweet. ?⚽️
Dream came true!!!.
You can do this! NEVER EVER LET PEOPLE RUIN YOUR AMAZING DREAMSSSSSSSSSSS!
be strong young man! I really want to help uuuuu!
I’m sure he’ll get a “kick” out of this.
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS IF I HAD MONEY I WOUD GIV IT 2 U
So sorry
awww!! so cute!!
go Marshall!
so sad good work for following your dreams
:)……………………………………………………….. SILENCE
That was AWESOME ????????????? I want to do that
follow your dreems kid
the little boy will be stoked that his dream came true
Go Kid Make The Most Out Of Your Life
If I Knew Where He Lived I would Donate
awsome
you shouldn’t have to pay!! Listen people! He almost lost his life twice, shouldn’t that be enough stress on his family!!
the goal of life is to always follow your dream and never give up ????????
I had meningitis as well. Stay strong bro.
wow, great work!!!
Reach for your dreams and never give up!Great job!
this boy is the most amazing kid I have ever seen. he is a trooper.
wow that is an amazing story. Good luck with soccer.
This really cool. I will laugh if he is the future Spurs manager. Nothing is Impossible. Hope you had fun:)