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My story

 
I will be running the Great South Run in Portsmouth on 25th October hoping to raise money for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Southampton General Hospital. The Charity is special to me as it saved the life of my nephew, Luke, who was admitted to the unit in June with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The condition, which can be fatal, affects 1 in 5,000 babies and is normally diagnosed at or before birth. Luke was only 6 weeks old when he became critically ill and it took all the expertise of the staff on PICU to save his life during emergency surgery. Since then, Luke has had 8 operations, including having his right lung removed, and although his condition has started to improve, he still remains critical, on a ventilator on the PICU ward. With at least one other operation still to come, myself and my family remain extremely grateful to the commitment of the PICU staff who are continuing to work hard to support Luke and aid his recovery.

 

PICU is the regional centre for the South of England, and one of only 9 tertiary care centres in the UK. This means that any child needing intensive care in the South of England would be likely to receive treatment there. As there are only 11 purpose built bed spaces, the unit can become full quite quickly. More than 700 children are admitted each year, many from A and E departments across the region or following major surgery. Children from newborn to 17 years are cared for in the specialist unit. This may be due to massive trauma following a road traffic accident, or other serious illnesses, or as a result of serious heart disease in tiny babies. The unit encourages family centred care by incorporating the family in the care of their child, and providing family accommodation to help the families cope with the trauma of their child being admitted to the unit.

 

Running such a service requires high standards of care, and this requires frequent investment. The charity, Friends of PICU, aims to support this work by helping to purchase new life saving equipment, as well as toys, baby equipment and in the near future a new ambulance. The average cost of a night on the ward before any medical intervention is £1500, whilst the incubator that Luke first stayed in cost £75 000 so costs are very high! If you would like to support this Charity then please donate on this page.

 

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Well done Dan. I'm sure the family are very proud of you. Sharon, Jody and Steve. Donation by Steve Joyce 06/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Malcolm Brooks 22/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Dan Donation by Cath Green 21/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good Luck Dan Donation by Robert McIlwraith 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best wishes to Luke Donation by David Sawyer 21/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Neal McKeever 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Dan! Donation by Sarah Carter 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Dan. !! x Donation by Lorraine Ball 21/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Susika & Chaturika 21/10/09  

£5.00

Good luck Dan. A great cause, all our love to you all and Luke. x Donation by Simon & Jen Wybrow 20/10/09  

£40.00

Best Wishes from Milsom. Donation by Richard Moore 19/10/09  

£55.00

Very best wishes to you for the 25th & to the family Donation by Chris Donovan 19/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best Wishes from Richard Moore, Milsom Donation by Richard Moore 19/10/09  

£20.00

Good luck! Donation by Dr Francis Wong 18/10/09  

£75.00

Donation by Emma G 17/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Dan go! Luke and his parents must be v proud of you ! Donation by Lucy Berthet (née Adams) 14/10/09  

£10.00

Good luck Dan - Go for it! Donation by Jeremy Yuill 13/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Wonderful effort Dan - good luck. Donation by Sue Brooke 09/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck Dan ;) Donation by Nilanka Ipitawala 08/10/09  

£5.00

Hi Dan, Wish you all the best..!!! Donation by Sachitra Botenne 08/10/09  

£5.00

Donation by mark reed 06/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Dan, best wishes John and Fran Tatt. Donation by john tattershall 29/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Dan! Donation by Emily (Bloxham) Simon & Isabelle x 28/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Dan - I'm so proud of you!! Donation by Izzy 27/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Dan - Good Luck! Stop by at the Octagon Café for a reviving caffeine boost afterwards! Donation by Jane at the Octagon 27/09/09  

£50.00

A wonderful team at PICU, helping Luke, Julia and Julian towards a normal life - cool dudes all! Donation by Kaptain Krackoff 27/09/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Good luck with the run! Our very best wishes to Jules, Jools & little Luke, xx Donation by Gemma & Gurjit 26/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Bestest, Stuart & family, cheers, Nigel Donation by Nigel Fortnam 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Dan Donation by Andrea and Liam 24/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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