Richard Croft is fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC)

Richard Croft's Fundraising Page

Coast to Coast - Hadrian's Wall

on 20/07/2008

Sam - at GOSH and at home today.

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Team members:

Richard Croft + Drew Barnes

Raising money for

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC)

Charity Registration No. 235825

Help keep the magic alive for thousands of children

Every year we need to raise over £50 million to help replace cramped, outdated wards with new modern facilities, provide essential equipment and fund essential research to find treatments and cures for complex and difficult illnesses. Amazing things happen at Great Ormond Street Hospital every day. With your help we can keep the magic alive for the thousands of children and their families who need our help.

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Richard Croft

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Raised: 130%

Target: £2,500.00
Raised so far: £3,251.44

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My story

My son, Sam, was born at 4am on the 10th July 2007. He was suffering from chronic pneumonia, collapsed lungs and severe blood poisoning. He was immediately moved from Kingston Hospital to a specialist unit at St George’s in Tooting. They did everything they could for him but were unable to stop his rapid decline as his lungs couldn’t process enough oxygen and he was too weak to fight the infection. On the recommendation of the medical team we had him christened at 1am on the 12th July as he was not expected to survive the night.

The following morning he was still fighting and we were given the news that Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) could take him. Within 2 hours a team from the Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS) arrived to take Sam. They were awesome. It took them 2 hours to move him into a mobile intensive care unit (it needed 8 people to lift Sam and all his wires and tubes!) and Sam went to GOSH. While in transit the doctors reckoned that Sam showed some signs of stabilising which was the first positive news we had heard since his birth.

GOSH is an incredible place. Sam was there for ECMO treatment – effectively a total heart / lung bypass that enables the organs to focus their energy on getting well rather than working. At one point there was a queue of specialists waiting to assess Sam (x-rays, brain scans, blood tests – everything) and he started to respond to his new ventilator, so the ECMO treatment was constantly moved back hour by hour until late on 13th July (my wife Zoe’s birthday) it was decided he probably wouldn’t need to risk going on ECMO.

From that moment on Sam began his recovery.

To celebrate Sam's first birthday, Drew and I are going to walk 145km, coast to coast across the north of England, following Hadrian's Wall. We aim to raise as much money as possible to help GOSH provide the support and services needed by so many young children and families who are battling life threatening illnesses.

Please sponsor us.

	Sorry it's so late Crofty! Donation by Ash Fuller 16/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Elaine, Sarah, Rastko, Ed, Julie 12/09/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Better late than never, well done Crofty! Donation by Danny Ambrose 26/08/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Have you finished yet and have you stopped in that delightful pub in Chollerford? Donation by James Bowman 14/08/08	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Fantastic News Donation by Beaney's 14/08/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	A heart-warming story. Well done, and all good wishes for the future. Donation by Joe & Jenny 13/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Praise the Lord! Donation by Ali Peck 11/08/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Sam and Archie are a great to you both. I'm sure Sam will be proud of this walk in his honour when he is old enough to realise. Good luck 2 U 2! Donation by Jules & Dal 01/08/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done you and well done your Dad for telling me about it! Donation by Bob & Tina FitzHerbert 31/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Jennifer Gerber 30/07/08	£23.00 + £6.49 Gift Aid
	Miracles still happen. Donation by Barry & Eve Mackay 29/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Results from the office collection. Well Done!! Donation by Complinet 28/07/08	£168.44
	Great cause, great effort Donation by Bryan & Mary 28/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Hope the weather stays fine for you Donation by Peter Bennett 27/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Richard Donation by Mary Bennett 27/07/08	£10.00
	Good Luck Richard! Donation by Di Burnand 22/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	What a fighter! Well done. Donation by Susan Butson 22/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Richard! Donation by Sarah Fradgley 22/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good work and good luck!! Donation by David Baylis 21/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Katie Shellard 17/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You'll do anything to avoid coming into work Donation by Maria Redmond 17/07/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	wonderful effort all the very best wishes Donation by helen parry 17/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	A great cause - good luck and hope you enjoy it! Donation by Joanne Wallen 17/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Simeon 17/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck !q Donation by Tom Neill 17/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Moon walk it and I'll double it!! Donation by Daniel Wedge 17/07/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Best of luck....dont think of commercial reviews.... Donation by David McNair Scott 17/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Daniel Kuras 17/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck x Donation by Jenny Tyler 17/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Donation by B Conner 17/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,251.44
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£831.49

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