Part of the underground movement of the 70s and 80s.Constantly worried, that when I'm asleep, I'll hear Derek Acorah trying, ' to get in touch with me '.
He was a kind, gentle, caring man who’s wit, humour and quirky little ways will be sorely missed by all who knew him, not least his loving wife and four fiercely proud girls who idolised him and miss him desperately.
Deeply considerate, hilariously funny, super sensitive, our @twr1 was someone who believed in social justice. Who wanted a fairer world. And who was selfless til the very end.
He valued every follower. Every like and retweet. He found fun and fondness in those he followed too.
To all my friends on Twitter: I've not given up, but have been ill with a kidney infection. By the time I got treatment, it had been complicated by sepsis as well. Sleeping 20 hrs a day, can't eat, can just about manage water, in a huge amount of pain. Will look in when I can X