29-07-2025
Mum's abseil for Lincolnshire hospitals who saved son's life
A mother is to abseil down Liverpool's Anfield football ground to raise money for the hospitals that saved her son's baby Jack was born eight weeks premature at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire and his lungs were not fully formed, leaving him unable to breathe was put on a breathing machine and transferred to the neonatal unit at Lincoln County than 16 months later, Jack is now at home in Boston with his sisters.
Liverpool fan Emma said she was nervous about the abseil next month, but hoped to raise £500 for the hospital trust's charity."There are not enough words to thank the staff for what they did," she said."I don't know what we would have done without them. We just want to show our appreciation."Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
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