Britain's 'kindest plumber' pays £13k for a new bionic arm for a young lad born without a right arm
Britain's 'kindest plumber' has stumped up almost £13,000 to pay for a new bionic arm for a football-mad young lad born without a right arm.
Charity champion James Anderson, 55, made the generous gesture after being touched by Alex Sparkes’s moving tale.
Alex's mum Dionne Sparkes, 33, launched a bid to raise £12,700 for the arm so the seven-year-old could take a throw-in like the rest of his football club teammates.
The Blackburn Rovers season ticket holder dreamt of getting a blue and white robotic arm bearing his team's rose emblem.
And he was shocked when james told him on Tuesday night: “I’ve just paid for your new arm."
Overwhelmed Alex is seen jumping for joy in a moving video.
He said: "I want it so much. It would make me happy. It would mean the world to me."
Dionne said she had no idea that he was missing a limb until her “headstrong” son was born in hospital without a right arm.
And she said though the lad was “loved” by his pals, he'd spent past birthdays “wishing” his arm would grow back - only to be told this wasn't possible.
But Dionne his new arm would be life-changing following James's generous donation at his home in Burnley, Lancs., yesterday (Tue).
Charity champion James Anderson, 55, made the generous gesture after being touched by Alex Sparkes’s moving tale.
Alex's mum Dionne Sparkes, 33, launched a bid to raise £12,700 for the arm so the seven-year-old could take a throw-in like the rest of his football club teammates.
The Blackburn Rovers season ticket holder dreamt of getting a blue and white robotic arm bearing his team's rose emblem.
And he was shocked when james told him on Tuesday night: “I’ve just paid for your new arm."
Overwhelmed Alex is seen jumping for joy in a moving video.
He said: "I want it so much. It would make me happy. It would mean the world to me."
Dionne said she had no idea that he was missing a limb until her “headstrong” son was born in hospital without a right arm.
And she said though the lad was “loved” by his pals, he'd spent past birthdays “wishing” his arm would grow back - only to be told this wasn't possible.
But Dionne his new arm would be life-changing following James's generous donation at his home in Burnley, Lancs., yesterday (Tue).
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