Please sponsor us (Shez and Rox Feerick) as we abseil 280ft down The Royal London Hospital! Read below the harrowing, but incredible survival story of our brother, Mark xx
On 19th March 2022 we received a phone call which every family dreads, turning our world upside down and filling our hearts and minds with abject fear. Our beloved brother, Mark, had been struck by a car travelling at over 50mph whilst out for a run. He was catapulted over 30 feet along the road, the extent of his injuries was numerous, sustaining head to toe trauma of the most severe and life-threatening nature. We give our eternal gratitude to the fast-acting, dedicated and expert East Anglia Air Ambulance (EAAA) team who were nearby and were scrambled to attend to Mark. Upon landing in a nearby field, they quickly realised Mark had lost an incredible amount of blood from a severe head wound and required almost 4 pints of donor blood which was administered at the roadside. His chest was medically opened and was intubated to enable him to breath as a result of an extreme tension pneumothorax (a life-threatening emergency wherein a large air collection in the pleural space compromises respiration and cardiac function). Both lungs were punctured and had collapsed, and Mark sustained 3 spinal fractures, the most critical was the C1, just 1 vertebra below his skull. His elbow and shoulder were smashed and his life was left hanging by a thread.
The EAAA team acted with extreme care and precision alongside a busy A-road for 65 minutes before flying Mark to The Royal London Hospital whereupon the expert team at the London Air Ambulance helipad took over, providing ongoing critical care. As a family, we waited downstairs in A&E, our minds churning, unable to comprehend the extreme trauma Mark’s body had endured. The hours, days and weeks which followed were a fog of sleepless nights, stomach-churning worry, prayers and fear-filled bedside visits while Mark remained in a coma. The incredible ICU team at Royal London were steadfast in their critical care, not leaving his bedside for a single minute, filling us with hope, positivity and encouragement. We can never fully express our deepest gratitude, but we remain humbled by these incredible people every single day. The EAAA and LAA worked together to keep Mark alive, to give us our brother back.
Now we, Mark’s sisters, are trying to show our appreciation in some small way. Your donation will help save more lives by keeping the helicopter in the air and the rapid response cars on the road, ready for when they are needed most. By providing intervention as quickly as possible after injury, London’s Air Ambulance Charity aims to give patients the best chance of survival, and best quality of life, after trauma.
On 8th September, we (Shez & Rox) will be abseiling 280 feet (!) from the home of London's Air Ambulance Charity one the 17th Floor of The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. Please give what you can to say thank you for saving Mark and to help save more lives across London.
I'm Abseiling to help save lives in London
London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers an advanced trauma team to London’s most seriously injured patients. Your donation will help save more lives by keeping the helicopter in the air and the rapid response cars on the road, ready for when they are needed most. By providing intervention as quickly as possible after injury, London’s Air Ambulance Charity aims to give patients the best chance of survival, and best quality of life, after trauma.
I will be abseiling from the home of London's Air Ambulance Charity one the 17th Floor of The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. Please give what you can to help save lives in London.
Thank you to our Sponsors
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Tara Mcgee
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Neil G
Sad to hear the news, but happy to donate and thankful for the services being there to save Mark!
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Tracy Alden
£104
Steph Hamill
Mark, you’re a miracle. Shez and Rox, you’re incredible. X
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Khilan Shah
Well done on fundraising for such a great cause
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Nikolaos Kaltsas
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Kiran And Raksha
We only recently got the news about Mark from an Investec colleague. Well done, Shez and Rox. Very worthy cause.
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Tom Feerick
Well done to my three heroines, who so bravely abseiled 300 ft top to bottom of the Royal London Hospital
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Jay Holt
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Ron Biswas
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Tudor Griffiths
Belated contribution in the hope you survived!
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Caro Laïla
Amazing and beautiful 💜
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Shaan Dhumale
What a traumatic experience, and grateful we have the LAA. Good luck with your head for heights! Shaan and Heather
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Sarah Thorp
Amazing thing to do and v special to be doing it together. Shez, you inspire so many people with your wisdom and kindness and I’m sure your family are grateful for everything you did in those very difficult days.
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Andy Booth
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Craig Evans
Wow, that looked much higher than I that is would be. Well done both of you , an amazing cause !!!
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Emma D
Good luck to you both today. Such a great cause to support. They provided the most incredible treatment to Mark. Roy, Emma and Demi
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Robert Ross
Go Team Feerick! To a truly amazing charity. Xxxcc
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Scott Coates
💪
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Ben Hardcastle
Great effort team Feerick, whoop whoop
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Rebecca Bogdanova
Good luck Rox and Shez!! Amazing girls u are gonna smash it. All our Love The Bogs xx
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Aine
Good luck!
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Markéta Henry
Well done ladies, what a great cause!! Hats off to you both ❤️xx
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Jenny Elovsson
Forever grateful to LAA for saving Marks life. All the best to the Feerick family x
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Lotte & Barry
Good luck Rox & Shez. Your brother Mark will be so proud. 😘❤️❤️ With love Lotte & Barry xxx
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Mark & Anastasia X
Good luck Shez, Rox (Mummy /Aunty). We love you, such a wonderful cause and you will smash it! Mark & Anastasia xx
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Savannah
Dear Aunty Rox and Mummy - I hope you have a good time abseiling and don't miss the view! Hope it makes you very happy and especially Uncle Marky as they helped save his Life, I am very proud and will wait at the bottom with Luna and champagne.
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Anne & Tony Dunne
Good luck Rox, we'll be cheering you on from Dublin! Love Anne & Tony Dinner x
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Sunita, Rishi & Jai
Good luck ladies! Amazing and brave thing to do! Lots of love, Sunita, Rishi and Jai xxx
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Chris Nicholls
Good luck Cuz’s !!! Xx
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Alison Morrow
Good luck, I had no idea what my neighbour mark had been through until I read this. So humbling.
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Cara Snell
Great cause! Good luck xxx
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David Merry
Well done guys x
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Ceylan Sole
This is such an amazing & brave thing to do. Best of luck to you both. Glad to hear your brother recovered- strength must run in your family ❤️
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Ryan Loehmann
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Chris, Siena And Jackson
Go for it Shez and Rox. We are so proud of you both and thank the Air Ambulance Service for its amazing work and saving Uncle Marky's life. Enjoy the view girls......if you can. We will be at the bottom waiting for you. Love you Mummy and Auntie. Chris, Siena and Jackson xx
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Amanda Wright
Go team ! Amanda x
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Laura Blackburn Walsh
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Neeta
Good luck Shez and Rox, Such a good cause Best wishes Neeta x
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Scott Lynch
Great cause! Good luck to you both! Mark you are legend X
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Krystian And Lucy
🤘
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Ruki
An amazing cause. Well done LAA and grateful that you saved my nephew’s life.
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Amy Ashton
Great cause! Good luck to you both! Lots of love xxx
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Anoushka Vachha
An amazing cause that we donate to regularly. All the more reason to when they perform a miracle like this. Good luck!
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Peter & Alison
Good luck team!👍👍
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Martin & Diane
Happy landing, ladies!
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Jeanine Ferguson
So much love for you all Team F! Grateful to London Air Ambulance for everything they did and continue to do to save people’s lives.
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Dan Coburn
Good luck Shez and Rox, you will smash this!! It’s a great chance to show our appreciation to London Air Ambulance after saving our very good friends life. We forever will be grateful in our hearts. You’ve got this girls. Mark, you are walking miracle - never doubted you
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Michael
“Best Of Luck To Team Feerick!” And Maximum Respect To The London Air Ambulance Team! Who Literally Went Above And Beyond, And Saved My Friend’s Life! Please Continue To Do What You Do, We’re Eternally Grateful For What You Did On That Particular Day, And Forever Indebted. God Bless You All.
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Anonymous
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Emma Roberts
Shout out to the amazing team who saved our pal! Go smash it gals!!
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Rocio Fernandez
What amazing cousins I have. All my love to you both and Mark ♥️ Good luck!
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Mitch Allen
Incredibly grateful to have a friend like Mark and incredibly grateful that he's healthy, happy, and able to bring so much joy to other people.
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Thomas Siva
So glad you are ok!
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Benjamin Hodkinso
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Ola Adeosun
Good luck Shez and Rox.go team Feerick.
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Sadig Ayoub Bey
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Paul Fender
Great cause, get going 👏
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Bryan And Karen Payne
Good Luck girls! Bryan and Karen Payne (Elise’s Parents)
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Sam Mcilwham
Enjoy the challenge! This us such an amazing cause well done for making this happen
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Hayley Nye
All the best!
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Claire & Sophie
Go Rox and Shez! Lots of love x
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Jill And Bill Heeps
Good luck Shez and Roz you are both very brave just as Mark has been. Congratulations on passing your target, lets hope it grows.
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Annick, Megan And Sam
You are amazing!! And very brave!! Love to you all xxx
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Dani Orta-zabala
So much love for you mark! Go team Feerick!
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Patti Rogers
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Philip Radick
Good luck Feerick’s! Well done to you both x
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Suzanna & David
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The Sadler Family
Amazing thing to do for a fantastic cause - you’ll smash it 💪
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Alex Lewis
Good luck Shez and your family!
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Jo & Mark
Go Team Feerick!
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Lisa Evans
What an amazing thing you are doing!! I’m filled with admiration. 😍🥰 xxx
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The Veluguris
Such a great cause Shez, we love you guys alot. Mark is incredible, he taught us a great lesson, never give up in life and fight for anything. We wish you guys all the best and will love you guys forever. Lots of love and hugs from RamyaSantoshRiyaSreyaJiyaLasya 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
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Uncle Joe
Love to you both and Mark from all of us here Xxxx
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The Tyahooa’s
Good luck ladies you will smash it xx
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Ilaria
❤️
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Nina Francia
As expected!! Always the brave one!! Well done Shez. So proud of you! xxx
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Stephen
Good luck! Don’t look down! Xx
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Bhojani Family
Good look Shez and family. Such a worthy cause xxx
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Andreea Popa
Incredible work the London Air Ambulance are doing! Best of luck Shez and Rox, I know you’re gonna smash it!! 🤩
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Tom Sandars
Good luck! A great cause.
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Nichola Goodchild
Wishing you the best of luck and glad Mark is making a recover x
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Matty
To my second family . I am so proud of you mark and to your amazing family which I am proud to be a part of . You’re best mate. Matty
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Shane Murray
God Bless. Love to all the Feericks. Shane & mother Barbara.
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Cambei Family
Good luck Shez such a lovely gesture to help other people 🤗
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Lauren Bell
We love you all so much. So proud of Mark and all of you. So grateful for the unbelievable life saving care of the ambulance crew.
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The Ioannou's
Go team Feerick! Such an amazing organisation to support with everything that has happened. Wishing you the best of luck xx
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Alexander Innes
Good luck Rox and Shez! Love you! X
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Yee Chin Lee
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Anne B
Good luck Shez. Such a worth cause x
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Lou C
Good luck with the abseil Team Feerick! ❤️❤️
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Ania
Good luck Shez and Family xxx
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Alex Burt
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James Holloway
Best of luck xxxx
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Luke Drewett
Good luck xxxx
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Helen Ramwell
Good luck Roxy & Shez. So much love for you all xx
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Bryan And Brody Xx
Good luck to the fearsome Feericks! Xx
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James, Anto, Chloe And Jonah Xxx
Incredibly important cause !! All best wishes and ❤️❤️
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Lucia
Good luck Rox and Shez, what an amazing cause. You will smash it! 🙌
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Helen Ryan
Amazing effort for a great cause. Good luck Rox and Shaz. Xx
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Vesko Dimov
Great initiative!!! I hope our combined support can help London air ambulance continue their vital work. Their quick response and dedication in saving Mark's life are nothing short of heroic. With warmest regards, 🙏 V Dimov
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Anne-marie
Good luck ladies! Such an amazing thing to do for a wonderful charity xoxo
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Colleen Williams
Wow - 280 feet!! Amazing challenge for such a great charity. Good luck Rox.
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Carla C
Good luck Rox and Shez! What a great thing to do for an amazing cause. Love Carla xx
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Linsey Mcgovern
Good luck ladies 💪🏻☘️ You’ve got this. Fantastic charity! Love Linsey & Jason xx
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Chloe Molyneux
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Calum Pringle
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Rachael Shanahan
Good luck Roxy and Shez. What an incredible cause to raise money for. We will be thinking of you guys. Rachael, Andrew, Zac and Orla x
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Dan, Bonny & Mathilda Xxx
Incredibly important cause, such amazing efforts by the air ambulance teams for Mark and so many others. Go Rox & Shez, we love you guys!!
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Kieran, Marie & Ryan
Don’t… look… down! :-) Super proud of you both, a fantastic cause and a near death story that is all too close to home. Good luck and much love to all your family! Kieran, Marie and Ryan (although you’re giving a certain 4 year old ideas that normally I can palm off as things only Spider-man can do!) xxx
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Jen, Craig, Dex, Páidí & Tadhg
I'm expecting tutus, karaoke and margaritas from the fantastic Feericks as y'all descend!
