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Heidi's Story by Kris Mcaleese
My daughter Heidi Mcaleese was born 20th November 2016. She was 8 weeks premature and weighed just 4lb 2oz. She was very poorly and stayed in the Special Care Baby Unit for 33 days with her weight dropping as low as 3lb 6oz. From blood transfusions to breathing assistance and so much more, the treatment she received throughout was first class and if it wasn't for the nurses, doctors and staff in the children's hospital she would almost certainly not be here today. She is still receiving follow up treatment now but is growing and developing more with every passing day and as a show of my family's gratitude I am taking on this challenge in the hope of giving something back to the hospital for saving my daughter's life.
Loui’s story by Cheryl Blair
It was the 24th of December 2012 and we had our 12 week scan. The midwife was taking a while looking at her monitor, she told us we needed to see a specialist who then took us into a room and informed us Loui had a problem with his bowels and was diagnosed with Gastroschisis which basically means he would be born with his stomach organs outside his body. Loui was born 17th of June and went straight to Yorkhill within minutes of being born. Loui was initially in hospital for 4 weeks before being discharged but when he turned 1 year old he was rushed back to the children’s hospital for life saving surgery for the second time. This saved Loui’s life but even to this day he receives regular check-ups at the children’s hospital and we are eternally grateful for the work the staff, doctors and nurses have done for Loui and do for so many more kids every day.
Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page, donating only takes a few minutes of your time but can change lives forever, we have seen first hand the lifesaving work your donations go towards and are grateful for every donation no matter how big or small, thank you!!!
My daughter Heidi Mcaleese was born 20th November 2016. She was 8 weeks premature and weighed just 4lb 2oz. She was very poorly and stayed in the Special Care Baby Unit for 33 days with her weight dropping as low as 3lb 6oz. From blood transfusions to breathing assistance and so much more, the treatment she received throughout was first class and if it wasn't for the nurses, doctors and staff in the children's hospital she would almost certainly not be here today. She is still receiving follow up treatment now but is growing and developing more with every passing day and as a show of my family's gratitude I am taking on this challenge in the hope of giving something back to the hospital for saving my daughter's life.
Loui’s story by Cheryl Blair
It was the 24th of December 2012 and we had our 12 week scan. The midwife was taking a while looking at her monitor, she told us we needed to see a specialist who then took us into a room and informed us Loui had a problem with his bowels and was diagnosed with Gastroschisis which basically means he would be born with his stomach organs outside his body. Loui was born 17th of June and went straight to Yorkhill within minutes of being born. Loui was initially in hospital for 4 weeks before being discharged but when he turned 1 year old he was rushed back to the children’s hospital for life saving surgery for the second time. This saved Loui’s life but even to this day he receives regular check-ups at the children’s hospital and we are eternally grateful for the work the staff, doctors and nurses have done for Loui and do for so many more kids every day.
Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page, donating only takes a few minutes of your time but can change lives forever, we have seen first hand the lifesaving work your donations go towards and are grateful for every donation no matter how big or small, thank you!!!