Chelsea Captain John Terry Shares Touching Story of Young Terminally Ill Fan

For those who doubt the power of football fandom, John Terry has reinforced the notion with a sad, albeit touching story. 

The Chelsea skipper shared a story on his Instagram page of a young Blues fan, Oscar, who sadly died. 

Terry writes that Oscar, who was terminally ill and was told he only had three months left live, lived 11 months beyond the initial prognosis and continued to fight.

Oscar's father Matt paid Terry a visit and told him that fulfilling the child's dream of taking in a Chelsea training session and meeting Terry helped prolong his life.

The text, in full: 

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We get many visits from terminally ill children down at the training ground and today I had a visit from Matt, the father of Oscar a young boy who very sadly passed away 18 months ago, his last wish was to come and watch Chelsea train and doctors had said he only had three months to live, we had a great day and made some amazing memories. 

Oscar became my little mate and we stayed in contact texting and talking, his dad told me that night his mum put her boy to sleep and Oscar said to his Mum, "I wish I could be happy like this every day." 

Oscar carried on fighting and lived for another 14 months, Matt told me today that I and Chelsea had a huge part in making his dreams come true. 

Matt very kindly gave me some framed pictures today and we cried, laughed and reminisced of the great memories. 

Thanks Matt and RIP my little mate, I know you're (sic) watching every game and cheering on the Chelsea. We miss you. 

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[Instagram, johnterry26, h/t Reddit]