by CHSF | Mar 6, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
Heart mum, Jade, never thought she’d be the one up dancing but the Over The Wall family camp soon helped her leave all her worries behind! Last September, Jade and her family attended our two night residential activity camp specifically designed with heart...
by CHSF | Nov 15, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
The children’s cardiac ward now have 13 brand new bedside TVs thanks to your amazing fundraising! The TVs are a welcome distraction and a way to de-stress for children recovering from or awaiting surgery. Mum Laura Fletcher and daughter Ava who has been recovering in...
by CHSF | Nov 14, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
We’ve been able to fund four iPads for children on PICU because of you! Lots of children are awake on PICU post cardiac surgery and the iPads will now provide some entertainment for children while they recover. The iPads will also be used as a distraction during...
by Andy McNally | Oct 16, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
Your amazing donations enabled CHSF to buy a Parallel Simulator which attaches to the ECMO heart-lung bypass machine. It simulates various training exercises for the 12 PICU trainees to follow and respond to. The Parallel Simulator is programmed with a variety of...
by Andy McNally | Oct 16, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
With your help we have funded some special toy MRI equipment to help young patients. MRI research nurse Ruth Foley tells this very special “Because of You” story! Meet James! James is 6 years old and has Tetralogy of Fallot. Read his backstory here. James came to...
by Andy McNally | Oct 7, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
We would like to give a huge thank you to Sovereign Health Care for helping us fund two Vein Viewer Flex Machines! A Vein Viewer Flex uses infrared to show a patient’s veins beneath the skin. This helps makes the experience of blood tests or cannulas more positive for...
