'I didn't write a will - I only cared about who would get my match ticket if I didn't return'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA surgeon who flew out to Gaza to save children caught up in the conflict says she didn’t write a will before she went – she only cared about who would get her match ticket if she didn’t return home.
Dr Ana Jeelani, a consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Alder Hey Hospital, took on a two-week volunteer placement at Al-Aqsa hospital back in March.
The 38-year-old, from Didsbury, kept the trip a secret right until she left in fear her loved ones would try and stop her from going. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link And while the surgeon didn’t organise a will ahead of heading into the warzone, she did make arrangements for one thing – her sought-after Liverpool FC ticket.
The avid fan says she wanted to ensure her ticket to see Liverpool play Wolverhampton at Anfield on Sunday (May 19) in Jürgen Klopp’s final match as manager. “People asked me if I had made a will,” she said. “The only thing I made provisions for in case I didn’t come back was my ticket to Jurgen Klopp’s final match at Anfield.
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