Father skydiving to raise money for Alder Hey 

He's collected over £3,000

The father of a four-year-old boy who had to be flown to the UK for treatment after swallowing a battery will take on 'The Big Jump' today as he raises funds for the hospital that saved his son.

Ryan Taylor, and his friend Daniel Kinrade, are skydiving for for Alder Hey - where Kaiden Taylor spent four weeks after ingesting the button battery in July last year.

The pair have also reached their target of raising £3,000 for the hospital which Ryan says is his way of saying 'thank you':

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