Graeme Souness raises over £1million for charity as he completes English Channel swim
Graeme Souness has completed his mammoth swim across the English Channel to raise £1million for charity.
The football pundit, who made his name as a Liverpool legend, took on the challenge after meeting, Isla Grist, who suffers from the rare skin disease Epidermolysis bullosa.Souness, bottom right, looked delighted with the achievementThe 14-year-old, from Inverness, has had the condition since birth which is commonly described as 'butterfly skin', which leaves her wrapped from head to toe in bandages which are changed three times a week in a procedure that is extremely painful to her.
"This is a very special young lady you're in the company of, she really is, and I am… she gets me in tears every time I'm in her company."
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