On 28th July 2025, I found my dad, Gary, unconscious and unresponsive.

He was rushed to East Surrey Hospital, where doctors quickly diagnosed sepsis and septic shock. His organs were beginning to fail, and he was minutes from losing his life.

Dad spent over four months in hospital and had to undergo a 10-hour open heart surgery as a complication of sepsis. If the paramedics and doctors hadn’t recognised sepsis when they did, he simply wouldn’t be here today.

The money raised will go to the UK Sepsis Trust, supporting their work to raise awareness, improve recognition, and help save lives through earlier diagnosis and treatment.

Sepsis claims millions of lives worldwide, yet many deaths are preventable with timely treatment.

Dad is one of the lucky ones.

Thank you so much for any support ❤️