JS not executing

i have this code:

if ($has_freechat1 && $has_freechat2)
{
    if (($has_freechat1['confirmed'] == 1) && ($has_freechat2['confirmed'] == 1))
    { 
        $was_clicked = 0;
?>
<a href="freechatcontacts.php?id=<?php echo $id_to.$was_clicked; ?>" class="charcoal_link" style="line-height: 20px;" name="message" id="message" onClick="return send('<?php echo $was_clicked;?> return false;')">
<?php echo $uniqueCode1?><span class="pink_text"><?php echo $uniqueCode2?></span><?php echo $uniqueCode3?>
</a>
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<?php                         
        if ($was_clicked == 1)
        {
?>
  <tr>
    <td><input name="password" type="textarea" rows="10" cols="20" value="<?php echo $aCleanPost['message']['value']?>" /></td>
  </tr>        
  <tr>
    <td><br /><input name="cmdSubmit" type="submit" value="Send" /><br/>&nbsp;</td>
 </tr>
 <?php         
        }
 }

the above displays a uniquecode link, when i click on it i want an html textarea to display so user can type in a short message..the onlcick send() is a JS function but it does not execute it so i can set $was_clicked to 1

how can i get round this problem? please help thank you

Edit sendMessage function from comments:

<script type="text/JavaScript">
function send(val)
{
   val = 1; //was clicked 
   return val;
}
</script>

Your onclick handler must call a javascript function, not a php function.

Your code syntax seems wrong.

onClick="return send('<?php echo $was_clicked;?> return false;')">

Try

onClick="javascript:send('<?php echo $was_clicked;?>'); return false;">