Emily Douglas-Home is fundraising for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds

Emily Douglas-Home's Fundraising Page

Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon 2009

on 31/05/2009

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Emily Douglas-Home

Raising money for

Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds

Charity Registration No. 1057295

The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals (ORH) Charitable Funds is the umbrella charity for over 700 funds supporting projects across the ORH NHS Trust that enhance services and facilities for patients and staff. These range from support for particular wards, at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals, to larger fundraising campaigns to support major developments such as the new Oxford Cancer Centre, the Oxford Children's Hospital, the Geratology Appeal and the Oxford Heart Centre expansion. As one of the foremost teaching trusts in the UK, the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals enjoy a national and international reputation in fields such as cancer and cranio-facial surgery. Please give generously - your support enables us to provide the best possible healthcare in the best possible setting, to a standard far higher than the NHS alone would be able to afford.

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Emily Douglas-Home

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Raised: 96%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £19,245.20

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My story

Firstly, thank you for taking the time and trouble for visiting my fundraising page.

On 31st May 2009, I will be running (or attempting!) to run the Edinburgh marathon to raise money for the JOHN RADCLIFFE ITU (INTENSIVE CARE UNIT).

Last May, my mother, Christine, who many of you knew well, spent a week in the JR ITU before she died. Although this was a week beyond imagination for all of us involved, we were constantly reminded of the incredible emotional support and attitudes of the nurses and doctors working on the ward. Mummy received one-to-one care throughout the day and night, was made as comfortable as possible and we felt confident that she was in the best possible hands.

Long hours were spent in the waiting room and its surrounding areas just outside the unit. Throughout this experience, my father and I noticed that improvements to the main room could only be beneficial for families and friends of patients. Everyday in the future, friends and families of patients will spend weeks at a time in this room; whether it is to escape the draining nature of the unit or to sit waiting for good or bad news. Any improvements made to the facilities and interior would be a huge help to those who will, no doubt, be enduring the painful experience of having someone close to them in a critical condition.

I am working in conjunction with staff on the ITU ward in our aims to benefit the unit. We have discussed a wide range of their needs and the following pointers are some examples of what we wish to achieve. Within the main waiting room, we aim to add a new kitchen area which will include new cupboards, a dishwasher and additional furniture. Currently, an overnight room is provided for relatives who wish to stay the night at the hospital. Sadly, the room is far from appealing. We aim to redecorate this whole area. We intend to buy a new bed with two sets of linen, will update the en-suite bathroom and provide new bedroom furniture. The Unit has also informed me that part of the funds raised will be used for other benefits, such as study days for the ITU nurses and comfortable chairs for patients who are fresh out of bed and on the way to recovery.

I feel that this is a branch of the John Radcliffe where either miraculous recoveries are made or, sadly, heart-rending tragedies occur. It is, however, also a ward which, on a daily basis, experiences extremities of intense physical and emotional strain, which some people can only imagine. I believe that anything I can do to help those involved in the horrific situations that the ITU sees on a regular basis is, without any doubt, a worthwhile cause.

Any donations would be greatly appreciated and thank you again for even taking the time to visit this page.

	A really tremendous effort, well done. Best wishes, Philippa (Trotter - at school with Odette!) Donation by Philippa McCluskey 14/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Such an incredible achievement! well done you xx Donation by Alice Ferrante 27/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Better late than never I hope!! Well done Douglet! xx Donation by Mills Ferrier 11/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Emily I miss you, well done!!! Donation by Alexandra Schiffer 10/06/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Donation by Bunny Bird 08/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Douglet! x Donation by Claire o 08/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations darling x Donation by Tom Howard 07/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Fantastic effort - well done Donation by Christopher Ogilvie Thompson 04/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well Done Slug, 4hrs 44 is bloody good going for a slug!! Donation by Bender 03/06/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Absolutely huge achievement - amazing, well done! Donation by Sarah vK 03/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Utterly blown away...a million well dones to you Doug... huge love Mills xx Donation by Mills R-B 03/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Miss Doug that is an AWESOME effort in the tropical heat last weekend!!!!!!! Donation by Argie Taylor 03/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done all of you. What a mission, how impressive! Donation by chessie 03/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Wow! So impressed and such an amazing cause, well done! xxxx Donation by Kate Wake-Walker 03/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	i'm amazed, CONGRATS, you guys have really pulled the sock out of the hat or whatever it is xxxx Donation by Scotty & Gustaf 03/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Doug - what a brilliant time, you are amazing! Bloody well run! x x x Donation by Mrs B-N aka ET! 02/06/09	£20.00
	Well done Ems! So proud of you. What an amazing result! x Donation by Alice 02/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	"No pain no gain" - I hope it wasn't too bad and am certain there was no swearing en route ! Your Mum would be so proud xxx Donation by Chris and Lavinia 01/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Go Doug go! So sorry canny be there to cheer you on all the best and just think a wee dram or ten at the Cumberland after!XXXXXX Donation by Laurs Priestley 29/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck, its a great idea..x Donation by Roly 28/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I recommend a battered mars bar at the start line...go Doug go! Donation by Dickie 27/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	so proud and cheering hard! Donation by clem 27/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Emily! Donation by Charlie Page 27/05/09	£20.00
	Not far off your target now! Mightily impressive Donation by Simon Stock 26/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Goodluck and all our best wishes - we will be thinking of you on Sunday! Donation by Roddy, Sarah, Ella & Molly Griffiths 26/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Nisha 26/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Such an amazing feat! Loads & loads of luck!! Donation by Georgie Fletcher 26/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Douglet! I will be thinking of you all - amazing effort! Donation by Issy Mann 26/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Emily will be thinking of you Donation by Roger,Odette,Mike,Geoff 25/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	So incredibly proud of you x x x Donation by Thierry 22/05/09	£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£5,830.20
Offline donations:	£13,415.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,463.90

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