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Maggie Wood is raising money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity

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Paragliding · 15 September 2010

It's bewildering and unsettling for anyone going into hospital but especially for children and that is why we are a fundraising hospital. We raise funds to enhance the experience of our patients by providing state of the art medical equipment and facilities and creating a child-friendly environment.

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>To all my Friends old and new xxx thank you for taking the time to read this message xxxx</p> <p>Now&nbsp; I have done the Paraglide with my Partner, i will be doing a sky dive on the 17th of November 2010 all in Aid of The Birmingham Children Hospital.........</p> <p>This Page and reasoning behind doing the Paraglide/skydive is to help another child Like Lance that was Lucky enought to have an amazing Team of Nurse and doctors doing their job and so much more to find out why Lance was ent gaining any weight xx it was due to High Calcuim in his body xxx it took a months testing for Lance to have blood taken every day to be checked xxx and once they found out what it was it was no time at all to sort a formual that would help Lance xxx Lance has four Ingredience that get put together to help him grow xxx</p> <p>Lance had High Calcuim which gave Kidney stones xxx his Left Kidney is enlarged with a large hole in the middle of it xx the right Kidney at the moment is very small xx so Lance has to have constant checks through giving blood and urine samples to make sure the new formula of milk /food that he eats does not make him sick again and loss weight...</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>They cant do anything about Lance's Kidneys just yet due to Lance not beening strong enough, but thankful they are not causing Lance any pain ..</p> <p>Lance also wears A hearing conductor that vibrates on the outer part of his ear ,,, that is such a simple thing as a hearing aid and a head band that all the top Tennis players would love to wear xxxx but it makes such a difference to Lance's reaction.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Lance has been in and out of hospital through his illness and for operations, not once does Lance moan or get up set</p> <p>he leaves that down to his parents and family xxx</p> <p>But Each time Lance&nbsp;has&nbsp;been in Birmingham Childrens Hospital xx all the Staff encluding the cleaners do an outstanding job xxx of not only tending to your childs needs and putting us...........the parents at ease too xx</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Lance is now Growing Well x x at 2 and half year old xx he is playing&nbsp;catch up xx but doing a wonderful job of it.........</p> <p>I am the proudest mum, to have such a beautiful, and brave&nbsp;little boy xx</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;Here's hoping to Raise funds to Help another Little Girl or Boy just like Lance xxxxx</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Lance has a face book page which is having a charity raffle ;</p> <p>if you would like the chance to win any items please visit him on : lance's fundraising 4 (bch).</p> <p>or if you would just like to follow his progress, you are more than welcome... xxx plus lance's and his family would love to say a thank you message to you xx</p> <p>Thank you again xxxxxxxxxxxxx</p> <p>Bless you all xxx</p> <p>I would just like to say a massive thank you each and every one of you that has made a donation and supported us throughout the Fundraising experience....... we really are truely grateful</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,470.65
+ £72.49 Gift Aid
Online
£372.00
Offline
£1,098.65

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