Isaac’s Family Reacts to Concerns About Their Son, the Biggest Liverpool Fan
Isaac’s Family Reacts to Concerns About Their Son, the Biggest Liverpool Fan
“I was worried about putting out the wrong message to other families that it’s all very positive when the reality is that we are dealing with another side behind closed doors,” Melissa said.”
The New York Times hosted Isaac’s family to find out how the family is faring, especially as it matters to their son, who is currently the fans favorite for the Liverpool family and the world at large.
According to Isaac’s dad, Alan:
“I’ve never felt more positive about things with him doing so well. We’re just so proud of him. He’s taken everything in his stride.
“Isaac spent his first ten (10) nights in intensive care at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. He was having seizures, and we were scared he wasn’t going to survive.
But God has been faithful since then; he hasn’t had seizures since then. He does not also complain about anything. He always gets on and continues his life.
Alan revealed that their son had to have open-heart surgery at Alder Hey during his fourth birthday. It was diagnosed that there were a couple of holes in his heart that weren’t small to overlook, and that called for the need to operate on him. It was a very scary decision for the family; the operation was done, and he bounced back so quickly. They still go to Alder Hey regularly for checkups.
According to Isaac’s family, “He watches that video of him meeting the players every day, sometimes all day. He will say, ‘Mum, look, here’s me on YouTube!’.
About what he does aside from watching himself online, they added: “If he’s not watching a Liverpool game, he’s playing as Liverpool on his computer or watching Liverpool YouTube videos.”
Alan Said:
“He loves what I love. Liverpool is his life and brings him so much joy.”
The family also announced that they are expecting a new baby soon. So Isaac will have a new sibling later this year. Whatever the future holds, they pray God will lead them right, and they will have to embrace it together as one family.
The Isaacs family further expressed concerns on the status of their son and how it matters to the family of four with one on the way.
“I get messages saying, ‘Do you know what Isaac’s life span is going to be?’. No, I don’t want to know. Don’t come at me with that negative energy. None of us know how long our lifespan is going to be.
All we have to do is keep a positive energy; Isaac will surely survive and tell his story as a full-grown adult. God is in control.
“I’ve never felt more positive about things with him doing so well. We’re just so proud of him. He’s taken everything in his stride.
‘People ask us, ‘Aren’t you worried it’s too much for him?’. But honestly, he’s just living his best life.”
Isaac has low muscle tone, so even to this day, he struggles to walk upstairs, and he can’t walk very far. Most times, he relies on his mom and his dad for most things. Melissa says she knows people don’t really see that side of Isaac, because he’s just so positive. Whenever he is at home in need of physical care or anything like that, he always relies on his parents for them.
Isaac finds it hard to pull his own socks off from his feet because he’s just that weak. He is struggling, and he will win one day.
He has delayed growth when compared to other children of his age, in her words.
“He’s deaf in both ears, so he wears hearing aids in both. He is delayed compared to other children, so he’s not really learning much in school.
Isaac was born with a rare genetic condition from childhood. Before Isaac was born, during the antenatal stage of Melissa’s pregnancy. It was discovered by the doctors that Isaac had a medical syndrome known as Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. Typically, people with this health disorder have difficulty in seeing; most of them cannot hear or talk, not to mention walking in the future after birth.
The little lad has undergone a series of operations to get better; he has had open-heart surgery. And in all of this, Isaac, the Liverpool fan, doesn’t let it get him down; he is good at bouncing back and playing what he loves best.
After a series of video clips of Isaac’s joy whenever he is singing football songs and watching football, especially as it matters to Liverpool FC. LFC players had to reach out to his family to arrange a surprise meeting for the lad.
Before the visit, Isaac had been making use of plush toys of Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk in school and everywhere around him. Salah and Van Dijk were the players who came to pay him a surprise visit at a class.
In all of these, Isaac is still the happy and positive hero. He is so funny and is full of life. You must have noticed that he is kind of cheeky; that’s not a filter; he’s just the cheekiest little boy you’ll ever meet.
Search Resources
- NYtimes-https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6083122/2025/01/25/isaac-kearney-liverpool-fan-social-media/
- Liverpool Echo ( Jan 25, 2005) – https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/received-phone-call-isaac-changed-30809347
