' Very very sad story RIP ' But Credit to Liverpool FC

I was tagged in this story today from the Liverpool v Plymouth match last weekend.


Very very sad and touching story RIP

But Credit to Liverpool Fc/Police/Stewards

Gemma Rose Fletcher

I've just copied and pasted it

I'm a Plymouth Argyle fan and I attended the game on Sunday. At approximately 12:00hrs, just as I was about to enter Anfield through the turnstiles, I received a phone call from my eldest son Terry. He told me my other son Daniel, who was in intensive care, was flat lining and was about to die. Obviously I was very distraught and struggled to hear him over the noise of the crowd. I turned to face the ground to hide my tears when I noticed beside me a tall police officer, who I now know was called Graham.
I tried to tell him my son was about to die but the words didn't come out. He saw how distressed I was and saw the facetime image on my phone of my youngest son in intensive care. He immediately led me into the club and into the police supervision room I think it was called.
He sat me down and spoke to me while Terry continued to keep me informed of what was happening back in Guildford hospital in Surrey. I lost the connection a number of times but managed to keep abreast of what was happening to Daniel, his heart rate, blood pressure etc. Another man came over to me and I'm ashamed to say I've forgotten his name but he told me he is a former police officer but now works as the head of ticket fraud at Anfield. He was, along with Graham, an absolute credit to Liverpool FC.

They couldn't do enough for me and were a great comfort at this worrying and frightening time for me. They made me some sweet tea for the shock and let me rabbit on and on about my son and just listened to me. Daniels obs then settled down slightly and I calmed down with the help of these two big scousers, I'd only known for half an hour, but they were great.

I was then shown to my seat in the away end, forth row behind the goal, by Graham and my other new friend with loads of kind words and assurances that if I needed to return to the office, even if it was just for some quite time, I just needed to let a member of staff know.
Unfortunately I was only at my seat a matter of minutes, maybe ten I'm not sure, when I got a text from my daughter Stacey which simply read
"he's gone"
My beautiful 25yr old son Daniel had died of cardiac arrest.
I had to get away, just get out of there and away from the crowd. I looked for Graham but spoke to another officer who got me to the office and linked me back up with my two companions from earlier.
As soon as I stepped inside the police office I crumpled in a heep on a table with my head in my arms and just completely broke down. I sobbed like a baby at the loss of my son and feeling of despair. Graham and the Anfield employee both put their arms around me, an Argyle fan, in a show of pure human kindness, a credit to scousers and Liverpool FC as well as Liverpool police.
Once I calmed down and composed myself, I reconciled that there was nothing I could do for my boy, he was gone. I couldn't leave as I had travelled to Liverpool by car with passengers. Again they escorted me to my seat but this time along the front of the stands and infront of the fans. At this point I did feel alone and without my family a bit isolated. But the Liverpool fans started singing there famous anthem YNWA. It felt like they knew of my shocking news and were, well in my head anyway, singing to me personally and it lifted my spirits greatly.

Please if anyone knows the persons that I'm talking about (Anfield head of ticket fraud) and Graham the police officer.
Can you please pass on my sincerest thanks to them both for the care and the kind words they afforded me at my time of need.

Thank you guys and thank you Anfield x

RIP Daniel ❤

Such a sad story I read it yesterday and very emotional

It is a sad story and I can't imagine the pain of her loss but one question popped into my head, why was she travelling to watch a football match when her son was on his deathbed.

To Graham and the other gentleman, they sound absolutely wonderful with their kindness and compassion.

YNWA

It is a sad story and I can't imagine the pain of her loss but one question popped into my head, why was she travelling to watch a football match when her son was on his deathbed.

To Graham and the other gentleman, they sound absolutely wonderful with their kindness and compassion.

YNWA

To be honest with a tear in ny eye, that's what I thought. But who knows how long he was in there for, could have been months, they can't stand still with their lives I suppose need to kick on.

I didn't look at the name and assumed it was the boy's father, shocked when I realised it was his mother. It's a very sad story but I can't understand why she went to a football match in Liverpool with her son in intensive care in Guildford. Was he taken there after she left for the game?

A very sad story, but like others have said, something doesn't seem quite right about this. A text from her daughter saying simply "He's gone"?

Seems to me that her son was taken ill with a heart attack and rushed to intensive care at that time. I'm afraid that if it was my son, I would have been in a taxi on my way home not going back to my seat, I will say though, that I do not know all the facts.

When I was reading this I had a thought in my mind and I said to myself that I can't put what I'm thinking in the comments. But others above had said the same thing. But as others have said we don't know the whole story.
ROP the young lad far to young for someone to pass.

According to the BBC,the son was quadriplegic, blind and had celebral palsy after an operation aged 6 months. His son lived in Surrey with his mother while the dad lives in Plymouth. Very sad news indeed and perhaps people should find out a bit more about this story before making incorrect assumptions.

It wasn't the mother at the game it was the dad Kevin May. More details here if anyone is interested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-38588927

Bit of an odd one for me as well I have to say. The passing of anyone no matter where they lived ones are is always very sad but it's part of life and happens every hour. Although kind and caring these to guys behaved exactly how I believe 99% of the population would and have done. Strangest thing for me is the arse holes he drove to the game that would have been put out at leaving the game early on this sad occasion, think he needs to choose his friends better and not have to rely on strangers at this time.

RIP Daniel

According to the BBC,the son was quadriplegic, blind and had celebral palsy after an operation aged 6 months. His son lived in Surrey with his mother while the dad lives in Plymouth. Very sad news indeed and perhaps people should find out a bit more about this story before making incorrect assumptions.

I don't think anyone has made any assumptions. Just asked questions and admitted non of us knew the full story.