Charlie Gard’s grieving father has slammed Rebekah Vardy for saying his son ‘never had a chance’
Charlie Gard’s grieving father has slammed Rebekah Vardy for saying his son ‘never had a chance’.
The former I’m A Celebrity star made the comments while discussing the plight of Alfie Evans, a 21-month-old baby compared to Charlie Gard, in an interview with Loose Women.
Mrs Vardy corrected the host when Alfie was likened to Charlie, and said: ‘Although Charlie Gard was slightly different. With no disrespect to his family, there was really nothing like could do for him.’
The High Court famously ruled against the family’s wishes in favour of doctors at Great Ormond Street last July when they allowed medics to withdraw life support for the 11-month-old tot.
Mrs Vardy’s comments reached Charlie’s father earlier this afternoon who felt compelled to respond.
Taking to social media, he wrote: ‘Someone just alerted me to Loose Women as they’d heard Charlie mentioned.
‘Rebekah Vardy said and I quote: “Although Charlie Gard was slightly different because, no disrespect to the family, but there was really nothing they could do.”
‘Well let me tell you now Rebekah and a lot of others out there, you are categorically wrong,’ he fumed.
‘How dare you mention my son when you know nothing!
The High Court famously ruled against the family’s wishes in favour of doctors at Great Ormond Street last July when they allowed medics to withdraw life support for the 11-month-old tot
Furious: Chris Gard attached pictures of his son’s grave alongside medical letters which proved the 11-month-old tot could have received treatment abroad
He said: ‘I’ll just include the letter from seven worldwide experts in mitochondrial disease that advocated that this actual treatment could work for Charlie. So there was something that could be done for him. They just wasted time.
‘I’m sick to death of hearing my son’s name just thrown about and everyone thinking that we had false hope and we were fighting a lost cause and that we just couldn’t let go of our child. These people are so wrong!
‘I’ve still yet to see one piece of evidence that went before the judge in April that said my son had ireeversible structural brain damage. Not one. They didn’t even have a neurologist as a witness at the trial. Does that not tell you something?
‘I will not have my son’s name and what we did for him tarnished by anyone.
‘Unless you know the facts, keep your opinions to yourself. You really don’t have a clue.
Signing of his status, he addressed his son directly, writing: ‘Love you Charlie. Miss you so much champ and I still get prouder of you by the day.’
Charlie was born on August 4, 2016, with mitochondrial depletion syndrome- an incredibly rare condition that causes muscle weakness and brain damage.
He spent most of his short life in hospital before he passed away in hospital on July 24.
Today the parents of Alfie Evans announced they would be launching an appeal against the High Court.
Mrs Vardy, a mother-of-four and married to England footballer Jamie Vardy, said she believed it wasn’t up to the courts to decide the fate of Alfie.