Raheem Sterling to cover funeral costs of young cancer victim
Daily MailRaheem Sterling is paying for the funeral of Damary Dawkins, the teenager he supported through a battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Dawkins found a stem cell donor through the world register following a campaign aided by Manchester City winger Sterling but died last month after a relapse. Manchester City star Raheem Sterling visited Damary Dawkins in hospital back in November Sterling will cover all costs of Damary's funeral after he passed away from leukaemia in March 'Damary was a special young man who touched a lot of lives, including my own,' Sterling said. Sterling also paid tribute to Dawkins with a T-shirt message after scoring in England's 5-0 win over the Czech Republic at Wembley last month. Sterling paid tribute to Damary after scoring in England's win against Czech Republic in March Sterling and his partner Paige Milian posed with Damary's family at the hospital : Milian, his mum Nadine, Damary, Sterling, his dad Tony and sister Ptamone The Crystal Palace trainee's father, Tony, said: 'They used to speak because came to the hospital and apparently they swapped numbers.
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Raheem Sterling to cover funeral costs of young leukaemia victim Damary Dawkins
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