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£3,848
raised of £20,000 target by 171 supporters

    Weʼve raised £3,848 to Assist my brother who has Cerebral Palsy to keep his home after loosing his younger brother (who had the same condtion) in June 2019.

    Funded on Tuesday, 1st October 2019

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    We have two brothers (John and Carl) McKay. John is now 33 and Carl is 28. They both have Cerebral Palsy and a condition known as Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.

    John & Carl have lived together in a 2 bed flat for the past 4 years but sadly in June 2019 we lost Carl unexpectedly. This has been a real shock for the whole family and John is now struggling.

    Social Services have since told John that he can no longer afford to live in his home and have told him that he must move out and into Residential Care within the next couple of months. John has told them that he doesnt want to leave as he feels close to his brother and has many good memories their.

    John would also lose his Care Staff who he has created a strong bond with other the years and the Residential Care home would put him at great risk if any emergency was to occur.

    We have raised these concerns with Social Services and Healthcare Professionals but we feel that they just dont care or dont want to help us change this. The family feel powerless to help now and dont know what else to do so we are asking "Just Giving" and anyone who reads this to hopefully help us in this battle.

    We aim to be able to buy John some time and pay all his rent for the next few years while we find a more permanent solution.

    Thanks for reading this and for anything you can help us with. Any contributions would greatly appreciated.

    The McKay Family.

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    • Damien McKay5 years ago
      Damien McKay

      Damien McKay

      5 years ago

      Hello Everyone can finally confirm that we have now sorted out the Entertainment for the Charity Night. We will be having a Race Night. Bets can be placed on the night for £2. Winners will be paid out on the night with a small fee going towards the charity. Venue: The Armchair Pub, Moreton, Hoylake Rd, Birkenhead. CH46 9PD. Event Starts at 6:30. There will also be live entertainment, DJ, an Irish Bingo and a raffle to win some prizes that have been donated towards this great cause.

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    • Damien McKay5 years ago
      Damien McKay

      Damien McKay

      5 years ago

      Hi everyone , Just a quick update, Thanks so much for all your generous donations ! We've not here much from social services only John is getting a review done of his 'needs' to see what will be suitable for him .... But of course his home is the most suitable place !!! We will be doing a charity night on the 21st September from 18.00 at the armchair Moreton for anyone who wants to join. We are looking for any companies willing to donate anything for our raffle, if anyone could help that would be great. Thanks again The McKay family x

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    • Damien McKay5 years ago
      Damien McKay

      Damien McKay

      5 years ago

      John & Carl's story hit ITV NEWS tonight Please everyone give it a watch X https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-08-12/man-facing-eviction-following-death-of-his-brother/

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    171

    • Gwyneth Taggart

      Gwyneth Taggart

      Sep 19, 2019

      Good luck for the future.

      £20.00

    • John Ellis

      John Ellis

      Sep 19, 2019

      £20.00

    • Mike Seddon and family

      Mike Seddon and family

      Sep 6, 2019

      £20.00

    • Ox

      Ox

      Aug 30, 2019

      £20.00

    • The Foulkes family

      The Foulkes family

      Aug 25, 2019

      With love from your family in Sussex

      £40.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Aug 25, 2019

      £10.00

    • The Rice Family

      The Rice Family

      Aug 24, 2019

      All the best John!The Rice Family (Martin Rice went To Meadowside school)XxXxXxXx

      £100.00

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