Celebrity mum of Paris Fury thanks Derbyshire hospital with autographed charity donations of famous daughter and son-in-law
“My daughter and son-in-law were impressed with the hospital and the staff.”
The mum of Paris Fury, Lynda Mulroy, has thanked the team at Barlborough hospital following her knee replacement surgery by donating signed Paris and Tyson Fury memorabilia including boxing gloves, photographs and books to support its local hospice appeal.
Lynda, 70, who lives in Nottinghamshire, travelled to Derbyshire for NHS surgery after friends and her doctor recommended Practice Plus Group Hospital Barlborough, (known locally as Barlborough Hospital).
Despite it not being her nearest hospital, she was able to be referred to the facility through NHS Patient Choice.
Living with arthritis had made everyday life increasingly difficult for Lynda, particularly walking and travelling to the Isle of Man to spend time with her daughter Paris, son-in-law Tyson and her grandchildren.
Lynda, who had her knee surgery three months ago, said: “I’ve got arthritis terribly through my body and I had it in both knees. I’d already had one knee done a while back, but the other was getting to the point where it was almost impossible to walk.
“It was affecting quite a lot because I help take care of one of my daughters, and I also like to help with Paris’s children, my grandchildren, so travelling and getting about was getting difficult.”
Having undergone knee surgery many years ago at a different hospital, Lynda was reluctant to go through the procedure again after remembering it as a painful experience. However, as her mobility deteriorated, she knew something had to be done so she went to her GP for advice.
She said: “After the experience with my other knee, I said I would never get the other one done unless I couldn’t walk. It was getting to the extent where I could hardly walk, so I had to have it seen to.”
After hearing positive recommendations about Practice Plus Group Hospital Barlborough, Lynda decided to travel from Nottinghamshire for her treatment.
She said: “I’d had Barlborough hospital recommended by quite a few friends and even my doctor recommended it. They all said it was a really good hospital and that they can usually get you in sooner rather than later.”
Lynda underwent surgery with consultant orthopaedic surgeon Mr Thorwald Springer three months ago and says her recovery has been significantly better than after her first knee replacement elsewhere.
“Mr Springer did the operation and he was brilliant. I’m really pleased with it,” she said.
“I’m recovering well and I can walk up and down now. I can’t walk great lengths yet because it’s still early days, but with my previous knee it took me nine months to get to where I am now. I also get involved with the series on TV, At Home with the Furys, and I can get around a lot better now. There’s always lots going on in our family.”
Paris visited her mum while she was recovering at the hospital and posed for photographs with the clinical team and other staff.
“My daughter and son-in-law were impressed with the hospital and the staff,” Lynda said. “I think if anyone has to have their knee done, they couldn’t go to a better place.”
Now Lynda is saying thank you by supporting a charity close to the Barlborough team’s heart.
When she heard about the hospital’s support for Ashgate Hospice, she offered to donate memorabilia signed by Tyson and Paris Fury to help raise funds.
Lynda said: “When the hospital said they were doing something for charity, I said, ‘Well, I’ll donate some things.’ It’s a great cause.”
The hospice is hosting its annual charity ball this Friday, 13 November, where the signed memorabilia donated by Lynda will be auctioned to raise vital funds.
For Lynda, the donation is a way of giving something back after a positive experience that has already helped her regain much of her mobility.
“Everything went lovely,” she said. “I’m really pleased with how the knee is coming on and I can do so much more now. If I can help a charity at the same time, I’m happy to do that.”
Steve Booker, Hospital Director at Practice Plus Group Hospital Barlborough, said: “It was an absolute pleasure to look after Lynda during her recent knee surgery and to see her doing so well. We were also delighted when Paris came in to visit her mum and took the time to chat with our staff and pose for a few selfies. It certainly made their day. It’s not every day we have a celebrity visitor on the wards!
“Ashgate Hospice is a charity very close to our team’s hearts and we regularly fundraise for the hospice, so when this opportunity came up, we jumped at the chance to help make a difference. We’ve been blown away by Lynda’s generosity and are incredibly grateful to her, Paris and Tyson. We hope the signed items attract some fantastic bids at the charity ball on Friday and raise lots of money for such a worthwhile local cause.”
Practice Plus Group Hospital Barlborough offers specialist orthopaedic care, including diagnostics and treatment for hip and knee conditions, alongside bariatrics, general surgery and ophthalmology. NHS patients can access the hospital via a GP referral, while private patients can choose to pay for their own treatment or use private medical insurance.