Liverpool icon Graeme Souness fights back tears as he supports girl, 13, with 'cruel' condition

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Former Liverpool player and manager Graeme Souness appeared on Good Morning Britain to raise awareness over epidermolysis bullosa, alongside Jasmine Ritchie, who suffers from the conditionGraeme Souness fought back tears as he offered support to a young girl who has 'no respite' from a skin condition that means each day is an 'uphill struggle'. "Jasmine's born with this condition and I believe every day of her life is an uphill struggle.

There's no respite from it."Cutting an emotional figure, Souness added: "Her (Jasmine's) hair looks beautiful today and in makeup before the show they were doing her ponytail but her mum Anna forgot to tell them that she's got wounds on her head.READ MORE: Joey Barton posts 'left female broadcasters scared' as Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward give evidenceREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk hails two 'outstanding' Liverpool team-mates after Real Madrid win"I was standing next to Anna (Jasmine's mum) and she burst into tears. The former footballer enjoys a friendship with Isla Grist, who also suffers with the condition."When we appeared on BBC Breakfast, discussing the skin condition which makes every day a huge challenge for her, she said in a matter-of-fact way that there were other people with challenges too.

"Always making light of the cards she's been dealt and the difficulty of getting through every day."She's 14 and has Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a life-threatening skin condition also known as 'butterfly skin', which causes her body to blister and tear. I'm a vice-president of the charity Debra, which is raising awareness of the condition and fundraising, and which will soon be lobbying the Government for help."I'm sad to say that we currently have no Government help for the children who are suffering with this condition."It's also been my privilege to meet Isla's mother and father, Rachael and Andy, at their home in Inverness.