‘My wife will be on her own’
MIKE Dorricott was just 47 when he died of liver failure.
The father-of-two, a successful businessman from Surrey, was one of the 2,000 innocent victims of the contaminated blood scandal.
Speaking shortly before his death in April 2015, he said: ‘I won’t be there for my wife and daughters. I won’t get to walk them up the aisle. I won’t be there to see their grandchildren. ‘My wife will be on her own.’ Mr Dorricott’s death dated back to a hospital visit in his childhood.
A mild haemophiliac, he was given Factor VIII to make his blood clot. That product, it later emerged, was
tainted with hepatitis C – an incurable virus which attacks the liver.
In Mr Dorricott’s case, it was not until many years later that he became aware he had contracted the virus.
A blood test in 199 , ordered by his doctor after he’d complained of fatigue, revealed that he was suffering from hepatitis C.
‘Mike died peacefully, with all his family around him,’ close friend Sue Threakall said.
She added: ‘He was a wonderful man, and they made sure he was told about all the people thinking about him and praying for him. He knew how much he was loved.’