Graeme Souness and Andy Grist on Channel 5 News

Graeme Souness, ex-international footballer, manager, and pundit, and DEBRA Vice President, is swimming the English Channel this June to raise £1.1m to stop the pain of epidermolysis bullosa (EB).
The motivation for Graeme to do the swim is personal. Graeme’s good friend is 14 year old Isla Grist, from the Scottish Highlands who is living with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa has made a deep impression on Graeme,
“From the time I have spent with Isla and her family, I have seen first-hand the extreme pain this devastating condition causes and the daily challenges it creates for them. I wanted to do something that could make a difference to Isla’s life and to the lives of so many others living with EB and the slightly crazy idea of swimming the English Channel was suggested!
Now I’m not one to walk away from a challenge but this is all new to me; despite living by the sea for the past 16 years, I’ve never been in it, and Isla is the only reason I did. Alongside Isla’s dad, Andy, and the rest of the team, I am determined to complete the Channel crossing, to raise awareness of EB, and to raise the funds that DEBRA so desperately needs. Please support me, every pound raised gets us one step closer to a world where no one suffers with the pain of EB”.
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[@neilburns8869]

Absolutely heartbreaking to hear about young Isla's plight. A huge round of applause to Graeme Souness and Isla's father Andy Grist who I gather is also doing the marathon swim across the English Channel in June. Best of luck guys.🤞

[@filipaferreira2188]

Thank you for using your platform Graeme to talk about EB and bringing so much awareness to the entire country. Its incredibly encouraging how much support this is bringing in. Best of luck with your swim.

[@robertthomson4978]

A real man. Not like the clowns who play today.....

[@andyapps2899]

When is Graeme swimming the channel?