He was so physical... now he was in constant pain Would he be here for Christmas?Would he survive? Rolling over in bed, I snuggled up to my husband.
‘Don’t go to football today,’ I pleaded with Leivi, 26.
It was a Sunday in January 2015, and we’d been out the night before for a nice meal.
Our children Oliver, 2, and Emelia, 6, were with Leivi’s mum Elaine, so I was keen to make the most of the lie-in.
Only, Leivi had other ideas…
‘I can’t miss footy,’ he smiled.
Typical!
A mechanic with his own garage, Leivi played for LM Autos FC, and lived for his Sunday-league games.
‘OK, I’ll follow on with the kids,’ I said as he headed off for an 11am kick-off.
It was 11.20am and…
