THE husband of a teacher who died from sepsis at the age of 39 is raising money in honour of his “caring, selfless, intelligent and fun” late wife at an event today (Friday).

Emma Liddle, a modern studies and history teacher at Preston Lodge High School, passed away suddenly in March 2020 after contracting sepsis.

Mrs Liddle and her husband, Adam, 43, had been together for 21 years – sharing the same birthday on March 25 – and tied the knot in 2006 on Emma’s family’s farm in Aberdeenshire.

They had two sons together: George, nine, and three-year-old Roscoe. The family live in Portobello.

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Adam will hold an event at the Biscuit Factory in Edinburgh to honour his late wife and raise money for Sepsis Research FEAT.

The event will feature music from Adam Ross of the band Randolph’s Leap and a set from the band Ballboy, followed by DJ Chris Naebody.

Adam, who works as a sustainability consultant, said: “I am delighted to be able to partner with the Biscuit Factory to get friends, family, and the wider community together to remember my wife Emma, who died from sepsis aged 39.

“Emma was a wonderful woman – caring, selfless, intelligent and fun – and an amazing mum to George and Roscoe, and she was taken from us far too early.

“Sepsis is a horrible disease and can be devastating if not treated quickly.

“All proceeds from the event will go to Sepsis Research FEAT to further the fantastic work the charity does to fund research and raise awareness of sepsis.”

Sepsis takes the lives of about 50,000 people in the UK every year and about 4,000 deaths are in Scotland.

Sepsis Research FEAT is the only UK charity dedicated to raising funds to support research into sepsis in order to help develop new treatments to fight the life-threatening condition.

'A massive thank you'

Colin Graham, chief operating officer at Sepsis Research FEAT, said: “We are grateful for amazing supporters like Adam.

“Sepsis Research FEAT funds research into sepsis and also works to raise awareness of this devastating condition.

“Events like this fundraiser in memory of Emma play an important role in helping us carry out our work.

“This includes funding ground-breaking research like the University of Edinburgh’s GenOMICC study and running campaigns so more people learn the five key symptoms of sepsis which can help save lives.

“On behalf of the charity, I’d like to say a massive thank you to Adam for holding this event and we are looking forward to attending it.”

Before her death, Emma had dedicated 13 years to working for sexual health and relationships charity Caledonia Youth, becoming the education lead for the organisation.

Following the winding up of the charity, Emma undertook a post graduate diploma in education and began training to become a high school teacher.

She worked part-time at Preston Lodge and Edinburgh’s Kaimes School, which helps youngsters with autistic spectrum disorder to thrive.

Adam has set up a JustGiving page ahead of the event in aid of Sepsis Research FEAT.

Go to justgiving.com/fundraising/adam-liddle1 to donate.