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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Adrienne Martinez

Dad Sells His £10K LEGO Collection for Private IVF After NHS Denies Funding for a Second Child

An AI-generated photo depicting a LEGO collection. James Smith is parting with most of his prized LEGO collection in hopes of expanding his family. (Credit: AI Generated/Gemini)

A Stockport dad is selling almost his entire £10,000 (approximately $13,000) LEGO collection to help fund private IVF after he and his wife were unable to access further NHS-funded treatment for a second child.

James Smith, 40, has spent more than two decades building the collection, including a life-size interactive sci-fi cockpit, but is now prepared to part with it for another chance to expand his family.

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