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Sophie Brownson

Newcastle United Blog founder, 78, on how 'special' Wembley win would be as he battles terminal cancer

The founder of the Newcastle United Blog has said it would be "so special" to see the team win the Carabao Cup as he battles terminal cancer.

To Toon fans around the world, Ed Harrison is known as the man behind the website nufcblog.com which launched in 2007 to give fans a say on the latest Newcastle news. But for the last 11 years, Ed has battled aggressive prostate cancer which has now spread and is said to be "terminal."

The 78-year-old, who now lives in North Carolina, has used his blog as a way of updating fans on his cancer journey and told Chronicle Live been touched by the wave of support from Geordies.

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