ARSENAL captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has paid for a little girl to get treatment for a mystery ‘rag doll’ disease.
The striker, 31, has been touched by little Ivy Hayward, four, who suffers from an unknown developmental disorder.
The horrid illness – still yet to be diagnosed by doctors despite extensive testing – has left her unable to sit, talk or even eat her own.
In a desperate bid to raise funds for Ivy, her family set up a GoFundMe page asking for £5,000 so they could pay for pioneering treatment.
After managing to raise around £3,000, kind-hearted family-man Aubameyang then put in a £2,000 donation to ensure the family had reached their target.
Since his gesture, a following £1,090 has been raised, taking the total to £6,090.
On the GoFundMe page, it’s explained there is no ‘magic pill’ to fix Ivy.
Instead, her family will put all the money raised towards ‘much-needed therapy sessions, equipment and assistive technology’.
As well as weekly physiotherapy sessions to help with Ivy’s ‘mobility and strength’, the family hope to get her an Ikan brace – a full-body device to assist her with standing and walking.
The Ikan brace alone costs £1,700 – more than covered by Arsenal skipper Aubameyang‘s generous donation.
