A dad has spoken of his delight after Tyson Fury turned up to join his group on a charity walk.
Michael Lee, 38, from Blackpool has two autistic sons, Wisdom, six and Tucker, five and had arranged to climb Scafell Pike on Saturday aiming to raise awareness for charity Ambition for Autism.
The dad of two was joined by a group of about 30 people, including former heavyweight champion boxer Tyson Fury.
“Tyson turning up meant so much, not just to me and my boys, but to every child living with autism within the Gypsy community.”
“In person to speak to him, he’s the best hearted lad in the world.” Michael added.
The dad of two said the climb was “tough” but they “pushed through it together”.
He added: “Tyson enjoyed it – he felt proud to do his bit for autism. It was a day of love unity and purpose.”
Michael is campaigning to raise awareness of autism within the travelling community
“It’s not easy to mix in with every day life and people to be honest.” he said,
He added he’s faced discrimination from some schools and has been at a loss of how to support his children.
He said: “Autism is a big thing in our community. We try our best as parents, but a lot of us don’t understand it. We are completely in the dumps with it.”
Michael and his boys have halted their nomadic lifestyle, with the Wisdom and Tucker struggling to move from place to place.
He says they’re more settled now as travelling was ‘setting them back’ and he’s determined to do what’s best for them.
“These kids deserve better, and that’s what we’ve climbed for, and will continue to climb. I’ll climb Everest if I have to.” he added.
