I listened to both legs of Wimbledon’s play-off semi-final while confined to a hospital bed (I'm fine, just a stubborn respiratory infection). 

While I managed to seek out care before my life came under serious threat, the pain has been quite real.

Without going too far into it, having the Dons and their play-off run has been a massive source of strength since I was admitted.

The treatment I'm receiving has been difficult to endure at times, but seeing this team give everything they have for the promotion push has a side-effect of making you think nothing is impossible.

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It's always such a huge morale boost to see what the club - fans, players, the army of volunteers - can do when the occasion demands it.

This time, it meant I had to get better. The Dons weren't going to quit. I couldn't either.

So it was that I found myself in a sterilised hospital room listening to WDON in one of the nervier days in my time as a Dons fan.

An assistant nurse came in to read my vital signs as we went down 2-0 on the night.

The head nurse kept checking in to find out the score.

The doctor came in to share some good news from a CT scan and Lyle Taylor scored when she was done.

I prattle on about how much this club means to me, but it does mean a great deal.

And, it turns out, the Dons can act as a source of strength during difficult times.

So. This is it. Wembley in 10 days.

Hopefully by then I'll be back at home.