Gary who is recovering from a major stroke, has been receiving get well messages from people from all over the footballing world, at Burnley one way to pass on a message is through the Burnley Former Players Association site's "Gary Parkinson Reflection Page"

After the stroke Doctors feared Gary had been struck down with 'Locked-in syndrome' a form of paralysis which leaves the sufferer unable to speak, move or swallow.

David Eyres who had been a regular visitor to Gary's bed side said to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph "“I was holding his hand and chatting to him about when we played for Burnley, when we got promotion, and he was chuckling.

“He had only been responding by lifting his eyes previously – it was just amazing.

“You get upset when you see Gary, but Deborah has been so strong.

"She has been told that he should regain his voice, as his vocal chords have not been affected.

“It is clearly going to take a long, long time to get back to any sort of life but the fact Gary has been told he will speak again is great.”

Burnley and our representative Veronica Simpson will add into the meeting all the views of the Burnley FPA, which has two of Gary's former team mates on the committee John Francis and Roger Eli.

If you would like to find out more about the Former Players Accosiation, or the meeting on December 1st, visit the various FPA website's
http://www.burnleyfpa.com/index.html
http://www.pneformerplayers.co.uk/index.html http://middlesbroughfpa.com/

We all at Burnley FPA are sending our best wishes to Gary through the FPA website page http://www.burnleyfpa.com/GaryParkinson.html

send your well wishes today, and the messages will be passed on.