A few messages in no particular order;

Chrissie and Bret

To Russikins! Happy Birthday Dude! You gonna ask for Sambuca in the drip for this special day? See you soon Gorgeous boy. Love Chrissie Wissie and the Bretmeister, Tia Lily and Jasmine (and your fave fluffy ankle biter, Bertie!) xxxxxxx

Charlie Perkins

Russ – Happy Birthday matey from the Middle Kingdom! We’ll toast you with a glass of baijiu and some chicken feet! Keep on mending! Love Charlie and Sarah X (from Sarah!)

Russell Bowyer

Thanks Melissa. 
Please can you give Russ a big birthday hug (and best wishes from me....). 
Best
(Another) Russell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU , HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,  HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR RUSS    la la la la la la

With loads of love,

Sian xx

Russy boy,
Happy birthday fella, it's taken you nearly five decades but you've got people serving you grapes on a platter 24hrs a day. In fact bet you've even got them doing it nude or at least in suspenders for your special day.
Was thinking about you more than usual today here in Canada as we're staying by a lake (pretending to be a wilderness family but it's overpriced etc) and went for a canoe. Amazingly for Canada I was the only gay sorry kayaker in the village which clearly wouldn't have been the case if you'd been here.  Well I wouldn't have been the only kayaker anyway!
Give the girls a hug D, L & A not the nurses you dirty old man!
Laters buddy,
James x 

AUNTY WENDY AND JOHN

Your best presant in the world....having your gorgeous girls and your wonderful Dani with you, which makes your birthday dear Russ very special.
 
Looking forward to being with you on the 27 / 28th of this month.
 
Love you loads Aunty Wendy and John
x x x x x

Tim Birt and Osbourne Clarke

Dear Melissa, On behalf of everyone at OC , and especially all of Dan’s partners, friends and pals please give Russ a huge cheer on his birthday from us all. We have been amazed by him , his family and his astonishing friends and hope that he is able to celebrate with you on the day. Whoever would have thought opticians could be so incredibly cool and gutsy!
Tim

ROB COLLIVER

Hahahahave a great day, you old git”

PENNY PRITCHARD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUSS!! We hope you have a truly happy day with your wonderful family……..and a few vodka jellies maybe?!

We have been following your amazing progress through the blog and think about you all each day. We hope that your shared ‘sofa’ moment comes round very soon.

With very best wishes from Penny, Phil, Summer & Olive Pritchard xxxx

(Olive did make you a card but I didn’t get it in the post in time :0( – sorry! )

TELE AND NICOLA

Hi Russ
Wishing you a Happy Birthday !!!
Thinking of you as always
All our love
Tele and Nicola Kyriacou

Sarah Hubner-Clark