Loving widower continues to raise money for Liver Foundation UK
(Pictured: (left to right) Tony Fox with his two children, Andrea and Stephen)
Tony Fox, loving husband to Ann Fox, a patient at the QE who tragically passed away in 2014 after spending over two decades in a battle against liver disease, has held several fundraising events over the past year in memory of his beloved wife.
From a ball held in October of 2014, and a sponsored parish walk held in June of 2015, Tony has, thus far, raised a staggering £27,000 for QEHB Charity’s Liver Foundation UK. He has been raising money for a Normothermic Regional Perfusion machine (NRP), which keeps the liver, pancreas and kidneys perfused with the donors’ own oxygenated blood after circulatory death. This means the organs are healthier and less likely to be damaged than with conventional retrieval after circulatory standstill, increasing the number of potential organ donors and improving the likelihood of a successful transplant.
The NRP machine at the QE has been renamed the ‘Fox Machine’, in memory of both Ann’s life and Tony’s persistent fundraising over the past year.
Since the sponsored walk in June of last year, Tony has since held a second ball, raising thousands of pounds in the process. Tony has also been busy organising his next event, which will take place on St. Patrick’s Day.
Michael Tivey, Fundraising Officer at QEHB Charity, said: “Tony’s motivation to fundraise for QEHB Charity’s Liver Foundation UK is staggering. He has put so much effort into helping the Liver Unit at the QE as it continues to save lives, and we are incredibly grateful that he continuing to do so. On behalf of the charity, I want to thank Tony for everything he has done for the charity over the past year, and to wish him good luck with his future fundraising event.”
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