On the Thursday 24 June I received a telephone call to say my daughter Alexandra had been hit by a car, was critically injured and about to be airlifted to hospital, it was 1am and I was in Los Angeles.
I was able to track her progress with regular updates from family at Kings College Hospital, one of the leading South East UK trauma units where the air ambulance had travelled to. The air ambulance had arrived at kings College Hospital in London 20 minutes from being called to the scene of the accident in Surrey.
I arrived back in the UK on Friday 25 and went directly to the high dependency unit at Kings College Hospital where Alex had been since admittance, she was in an induced coma with extensive injuries and a very poor clinical outlook.
Alex remained in a coma at the high dependency unit for 3 weeks receiving around the clock care from a team of the most dedicated nursing staff, all working 12 hour shifts. Alex began to respond slowly over the following weeks making a steady progress. She was transferred to the acute neuro care ward and eventually to rehabilitation under the care of Dr Richard Greenwood.
Alex was discharged from hospital on Friday 13 August, 8 weeks had passed and Alex had made what can only be described as a miraculous recovery.
The air ambulance transfer and high dependency unit treatment played a pivotal role in her survival and to that extent my family and I will be forever grateful.
The air ambulance serves both Surrey / Sussex and like many of the other units operated in the UK is funded entirely by charitable donations and operate with the statement ‘saving time - saving life’.
Your kind donation will help maintain the incredible dedication of the teams at both the Surrey Air Ambulance and Kings College Hospital.
Alex continues to do well and we hope over the coming months make a full recovery.
John Newton
Raised so far: £12,230.00
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Donation by Anonymous on 20/04/11 |
£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid |
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Well done to you all Donation by Andrew Jones on 25/10/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck & Best Wishes Alex Donation by NEP UK on 11/10/10 |
£900.00 |
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Well done to all at Gearhouse from Exhibition Freighting Ltd Donation by David Clements on 06/10/10 |
£20.00 |
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Well done on the epic ride and best wishes to Alex. Donation by Warwick Syphers on 24/09/10 |
£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid |
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Congratulations to John & the Gearhouse team, it must have been a hell of a ride in the wind & rain from Amsterdam. Donation by Phillip Smith - Australia on 24/09/10 |
£75.00 |
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Great work team! Donation by Alex Sizeland on 23/09/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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keep up the good work Donation by stephen Bone on 22/09/10 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Congrats to all of you,such a good cause! I received a msg last week at IBC that my son got knocked off his bike, but thankfully ok. Altered Images. Donation by Russell Butcher on 22/09/10 |
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Great Work! Donation by A Smith Gt Bentley Ltd on 22/09/10 |
£100.00 |
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Well done all of you! best from Hyperactive Donation by michael jopp on 22/09/10 |
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Congratulations on the ride to John and team from Martin/graham at Image Interior Systems Donation by martin hurt on 22/09/10 |
£100.00 |
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Well done Ben (and the rest of the team)!!! Donation by pamela stanwix on 21/09/10 |
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Well done Ben and the team. Donation by Emma and Trevor on 21/09/10 |
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To John and the team – what an awesome accomplishment and for a great cause. If you have videos, let’s get them online! From all at Optix Solutions Donation by Alastair Banks on 20/09/10 |
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Well done, I hope this small donation helps you to reach your target Donation by Judi Morrison on 20/09/10 |
£30.00 |
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Well done - hope you've all manged to dry out!!! Donation by sandra quelch on 17/09/10 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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Despite the wind and the rain, you made it trough Well done ! Donation by Luc Doneux on 16/09/10 |
£200.00 |
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John, Alex and family. Very well done! Huge best wishes from myself and all at Matthew Arnold and Baldwin LLP Donation by Tim Constable on 16/09/10 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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How wonderful Alex received such specialist care to nurse her back to health. A worthy cause. Well done everyone who took part in the epic ride! Donation by Karen Davidson-Merritt on 16/09/10 |
£20.00 |
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Well done! Donation by edward tischler on 16/09/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Good to hear things are on the mend John ... Lets pool our resources and make the target happen with a few more bike rides! JQ Donation by Visual Impact UK Ltd on 16/09/10 |
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Well Done Donation by Simon Atkinson on 16/09/10 |
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Good luck John, best wishes to Alex Donation by Simon Honey (PInewood Studios) on 14/09/10 |
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Good luck to everyone on the ride Donation by Peter Newton on 14/09/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £9,470.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £2,760.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £12,230.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £551.03 |
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