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My story

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

On the 29th May 2009 our daughter Giorgina Grace Liddell arrived into our world and changed it forever. She was born with a condition called gastroschisis. This meant that her bowel was on the outside of her tummy instead of inside. We knew from previous scans that she had the condition but that the success rate for dealing with and operating on the problem was 95% in our favour. Unfortunately, we ended up in the 5% that have problems with the condition. Giorgina's bowel had become twisted while she was inside her Mum and there was no way of detecting that this had happened. When she was born her bowel was black instead of the healthy pink colour it should have been. The bowel was dead and meant that she could not digest any food or liquid that was given to her. When the L.G.I. told us that our daughter would not survive it was the worst moment of our lives. They did all they could for her and us but we made the decision to take her to a place called Martin House Children's Hospice where they deal with very poorly and terminally ill children. This place literally changed our lives. The care and support they gave to Giorgina, my wife Charlotte and myself and all our family and friends that visited us there was totally amazing and unbelievable. We spent 11 wonderful days with Giorgina before she passed away and Martin House made that time as special as they could. The staff there could not do enough for us and we will be forever in their debt. That is why I will be doing as much as I can to raise money and awareness for them in the future starting with the Great North Run. Any donations you can make will go towards helping them care for families and children going through difficult and upsetting times. The situation we found ourselves in could easily happen to anybody. It could happen to you. Please give as much as you can and help me raise as much as I possibly can.

Thanks,

Andy Liddell

 

 

 

Andy - so sorry to hear your news. Good luck raising money for this excellent charity. I wish you & your family well. Donation by Paul Davenport (a Latics Fan) 19/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 29/10/09  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid

Hi Andy, I used to work with Charlotte. Good on you both to do something positive out of your ordeal x Donation by Louise Farley 23/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Brenda Keeley 13/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

xx Donation by Pauline Hackett 05/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Never had more confidence than an Andy Liddell penalty at Boundary Park. Great North Run - no problem! Best wishes to you both. Donation by James Poyner 01/10/09  

£10.00

From a latics fan of over 50 years. For a great player and a brave mum and dad. Donation by Les Garner 30/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Sorry for your loss Andy but well done for doing something good. You will always be a legend at Wigan Athletic. Donation by Original Golborne Blue 30/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Andrew , all our love Mum n Dad xxxx Donation by lynne liddell 29/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Bobbys Wigan 27/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Andy, well done pal, Dad, massive respect!!, Yvonne(forgot to leave a msg on your site!) & Livvi, love you both loads, Scott. xx Donation by Scott Porter 27/09/09  

£50.00

Well done for the run. Fond memories of your time at Springfield Park. Good luck in the future. Donation by J&I, WAFC fans 22/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

We are truly sorry to hear of your loss. You both must be so proud of your beautiful daughter & the GNR is an amazing thing to do in her memory. Donation by Adi, Sarah, Matthew & Spencer Moses 20/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best wishes for the Run Lidds. A great cause, our thoughts are with you and your family. Donation by Steven and Olivia -Oldham fans 20/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Was so upset when it happened, still am. You are both so brave, she was beautiful. Love Sam, Neil & Alf x Donation by Samantha Clydesdale 20/09/09  

£20.00

Hi Andy, Oldham fan here, very sorry to hear the sad news, good luck in your fundraising efforts and best wishes for the future Donation by Dan Shaw 20/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done for all the money your raising for this great cause, loads of luck for the run tom, best wishes x Donation by Vicki Collinson 19/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

All the best for the run! Thinking of you and your family at this sad time. xxxx Donation by Rebecca Johnson (Johno's little sister) 19/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I was so sorry to hear about your loss. Good luck with the run and the fundraising. Donation by Aylish Campbell 19/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

So sorry for your loss and sadness. Congratulations on doing such an amazing thing! You should be so proud. Donation by laura joyce 18/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Hi, I dont know you but read your story via Julie's facebook status, love to you all xsx Donation by Sharon Mace 18/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

I don't know you Andy but saw your story on Julie's facebook page.Good luck and best wishes.x Donation by sarah foster 18/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Hello Andy & Charlotte, Julie's mum here, heartfelt love to you both for your very sad loss; what a worthwhile cause x Donation by Susan Wilson 18/09/09  

£10.00

Good Luck Andy, such a worthy cause x Donation by Melanie Howarth 18/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck and Best Wishes Donation by Joy Calladine (Essex Miller) 18/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

love and godblees to you bothxxxx Donation by karen mosley 18/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Andy Donation by Darren Millward (Latics Fan) 18/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Jane Lees (OAFC) 17/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by giorgina gray 17/09/09  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

Donation by Helen Atkinson 17/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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