14 year old Sam was rushed into hospital on Sunday afternoon; he had been ill for the last week with what was thought to be just a common cold.

The truth was a lot more serious.

Sam's right leg was paralyzed and he had a sinus infection that had spread to his brain. He was immediately transferred to Leeds General Infirmary for emergency brain surgery to remove the infected tissue and relieve the pressure in his skull.

Sam is currently stable and after many hours of surgery he is now recovering in ICU.

He is expected to be in hospital for at least the next 2 months, with a long and painful road to recovery.

At this stage, we are unsure of anything, we don't know if the surgery will result in the full use of is right leg or whether it has caused irreversible damage.

The point of this page is to be able to provide Sam and his Mum Tina with as much support possible. The funds will go towards the cost of transport for Tina, to and from LGI. Hospital appointments when Sam's well enough to finally return home, for TV and WI-FI whilst he is in hospital (£5 per day) because let's face it, what teenager do you know that would't lose the plot stuck in hospital for 2 months?!

Tina will of course be by his side throughout his recovery, this will obviously be a struggle whilst unable to work and unable to provide an income. The funds would hopefully take away the added stress of managing to pay the household bills and go someway towards making things that little bit less stressful whilst supporting Sam.

Anything you can donate would be immensely appreciated, however small a donation.

On behalf of Sam,Tina and Jack may I thank you in advance of your generosity.

Thank you. x