Chris Lawler Medical Fund

My name is leon.

I’m setting up this fundraiser in the hope it can help my dad.

For my friends and family, you know who he is.For those who don’t, he is Chris Lawler. He’s an ex professional footballer, mainly playing for Liverpool football club. 

If you know me personally, I never brag about what he’s done in his career or how many medals he’s won. It’s just not the way. I may put a pic up on facebook or tweet a pic, only because I’m proud of him. But at the end of the day, he’s just my dad. No different from anyone else’s.

If you’ve ever met him, you know that he’s the nicest man on the planet. A proper gentleman and will give anyone the time of day. 

Ever since I was young, my dads always had old football injuries which have affected his daily life.

Over the years he’s hadTwo hip replacements on the same leg. His other hip is so bad now that he is unable to walk properly and is in constant pain. 

He struggles to get through every day life. Medication rarely works and I've genuinely seen him pass out through the pain.

If you have a family member who is going through the same struggles, then you can imagine how heartbreaking it is to see. 

During the last year, since lockdown had come  into effect, he’s had to self isolate. This has meant he hasn’t been able to go out much and has affected his mental state like you wouldn’t believe. 

Some people may think, with him being an ex professional footballer, that he may be loaded and pay for it himself. This is far from the case. He hasn’t lived a privileged life like the modern day footballers. Football back then was in a total different world to what it is today. 

I’m hoping to raise enough money to get him a new hip replacement. We’ve tried to go through normal procedures through the NHS, but there’s a year waiting list. To get this done private would cost in the region of £20000. 

I don’t want to come across as a scrounger. I’ve never asked for anyone’s help in life before, but sometimes you need to. My dad is my rock, my best mate and a man I aspire to be. If I can only do one thing good in life, then it would be to help him. 

If you can help, then I will be eternally grateful.Thank you.

Leon xx