A brave Scots mum has vowed to create a legacy for her son after he passed away suddenly from complications of a rare and life-changing disease aged just 28. Jordan Crombie was diagnosed with Addison’s Disease three years ago after being plagued by a sudden onset of extreme tiredness which left him struggling to walk.
At just 25, he was told he could never play football again due to the autoimmune condition, which had to be managed by taking hormone tablets daily. The disease, which affects around 8400 people across the UK, is caused by damaged adrenal glands that fail to produce enough cortisol or aldosterone.
Jordan, who recently began working for the People’s Postcode Lottery, had been due to fly out to join mum Sharon Copland and sister Dharma, 22, in Spain for a family holiday. But after failing to make contact, his grandfather went round to his flat in Markinch, Fife, where he was found to have passed away on July 29.
