"Charlie was born on August 11th 2009. He was our third beautiful son. Our life was perfect, complete. Charlie came home to meet his big brothers on August 12th. We spent the most precious 24 hours of our lives together. Our 'perfection' came to a very sudden and unexpected end when Charlie stopped breathing at home on Thursday 13th August. Despite our desperate attempts to rescucitate him, tests, scans, tubes, drugs and prayers from hundreds of people around the world; Charlie died in our arms two days later on the paediatric Intensive care in the Leeds General Infirmary."
On the day of Charlie's cremation, we received a phone call to inform us that Charlie had screened positive for a rare genetic metabolic
condition - MCADD.
Shortly following Charlie's death, we formed the 'Charlie Mortimer
Memorial fund' and so began our work to ensure that Charlie's
short life continues to make a difference in the lives of others.
Charlie's family and friends have raised over £25,000 to help other
people in similar situations to our own....... thank you for being
part of Charlie's incredible journey. To read more of Charlie's
journey, please click on this link:
The purpose of Charlie's fund is simple, it is a way
of ensuring Charlie's short life is a living memorial.
The fund aims to help families in similar situations
to our own.
