A baby whose parents started a social media campaign in a desperate bid to find him a new heart has died. Carter Cookson, who was born prematurely on Boxing Day, died at 5.44pm on Saturday, his mother, Sarah Cookson, said. She and her husband, Chris, from South Shields, South Tyneside, began a Facebook campaign in the days after Carter’s birth in the hope of finding him an organ donor that could have saved him. Writing on Facebook, Sarah Cookson said: “RIP Carter John Cookson. After Charlie’s death, the couple set up the Charlie Cookson Foundation in an effort to support other families with seriously ill children.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2019 09:22 UTC