A fundraising appeal has been launched to help an Oxfordshire shop owner be with her son, who is currently in intensive care.

Nina Sarpong, who is the owner of running shop Runwize in Wallingford, is currently by her son's side as he fights for his life in intensive care. 

Myles was rushed into hospital on Saturday, October 5 after suffering from a cardiac arrest and had emergency surgery to remove a sizeable blood clot from his brain.

He is in an induced coma in Neuro Intensive Care in London, fighting for his life, and his family are at his bedside. 

Ms Sarpong's sister, Sarah Hatton, set up the GoFundMe to help go towards the cost of accommodation, travel to and from the hospital and support daily expenses.

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The community has rallied together, with the total amount donated so far being £10,085 out of the £15,000 target.

The fundraiser can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nina-and-family-to-be-close-to-myles-whilst-in-icu?

Ms Hatton wrote on the page: "The next 72 hours are vital and we are praying that the outcome will be that he will successfully come out of sedation, wakes and that he will be ok.

"However, we are fully aware, that will just be the start of his recovery journey.

"Understandably, my sister Nina, doesn’t want to leave his side and when we can’t be at the hospital, we need to be close by.

"For those that know Nina, she will always be the person there to help others but isn’t so much the one to ask for help.

"She independently runs her own business, which sadly, will be closed until further notice.

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"Any donations will go towards the cost of accommodation, travel to and from the hospital and support daily expenses. All additional funds will then go towards Myles recovery and rehabilitation.

"We are currently staying in a hotel but are looking at longer term alternatives which are looking at being at least £700+ per week. 

"At present we don’t know what the outcome will be or how long we will need to stay but appreciate with all our hearts any amount that people can spare."