I am writing this blog post 48 hours before the Thunderclap social media campaign to help find Andrew goes out on the 8th anniversary of his disappearance... 8 years that seem like a lifetime to our family.
I can hardly believe how many people have supported us by signing up to it and encouraging others to do so, nor that about 1.78 million posts will go out as a result.
It is of course impossible to thank everyone individually and I hope that this blog helps to convey something of the huge gratitude we feel to everyone who has helped. I know that some people have tweeted and tweeted to help build up this amazing total and we want to thank you for your time and for the fact that you care enough to invest that time to help us.
In particular we owe a massive thanks to Larry for organising the Thunderclap, starting the Twitter account and for producing this video:
I can hardly believe how many people have supported us by signing up to it and encouraging others to do so, nor that about 1.78 million posts will go out as a result.
It is of course impossible to thank everyone individually and I hope that this blog helps to convey something of the huge gratitude we feel to everyone who has helped. I know that some people have tweeted and tweeted to help build up this amazing total and we want to thank you for your time and for the fact that you care enough to invest that time to help us.
In particular we owe a massive thanks to Larry for organising the Thunderclap, starting the Twitter account and for producing this video:
Also to Maria, who set up and runs this website on our behalf. There is no way we can ever repay them for the tireless support they have given us, nor express fully the gratitude we all feel.
As with all the interviews I do nowadays, regardless of whether we find success in discovering what happened to our much loved son, I should like to urge anyone reading this to get the runaway helpline number 116000 into their kids phones and what it is for into their heads. Going missing places children and young people at particular risk, but there is free 24/7 support at the end of that phone number. Don't be afraid to use it, please stay safe and keep your families safe.
As with all the interviews I do nowadays, regardless of whether we find success in discovering what happened to our much loved son, I should like to urge anyone reading this to get the runaway helpline number 116000 into their kids phones and what it is for into their heads. Going missing places children and young people at particular risk, but there is free 24/7 support at the end of that phone number. Don't be afraid to use it, please stay safe and keep your families safe.
