Spencer's Run Every Day in December

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Run Every Day in December · 31 December 2020

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SHORT STORY 

Hello, My name is Spencer and I am 12. I am running at least a mile every day in December (unless I have to isolate) to try and raise money for the Cardiology ward at the Royal Gwent Hospital as they looked after my Dad really well when he was seriously ill this year.

Now for the LONNNNNNNG story (if you want to know more)

During the last 9 months my Dad became very ill. For the first few weeks he was told it could possibly be Covid-19 and was unable to be seen due to having symptoms of Corona Virus. This continued for several weeks until he was able to get a test which was negative so he was able to then SEE a Doctor. 

The Doctor could see my Dad was very ill and sent him for tests at the hospital. After a week my Dad was really bad and went back to the hospital. They did another test and found that he had a serious infection in his heart called Endocarditis. He had to have antibiotics and other medicines through a drip every 4 hours and was unable to come home as he was too poorly. Due to the delay in treatment 2 valves in his heart weren't working properly as the infection had spread. My Dad had to have open heart surgery to replace the one valve and repair another. 

It was a really hard time for us as we couldn't go to see him due to the hospitals trying to keep everyone safe. We went to the hospital every day and stood outside so we could see him at the window. For 8 weeks the nurses and assistants in the Cardiology ward were really kind to my Dad. They put up pictures of us on his wall and gave him quizzes to do. They looked after my Dad when he was feeling really sad about not seeing us and helping him understand what he was going through. So this is why I would like to raise money for the Cardiology ward to say thank you for looking after my Dad so well. My Dad is improving everyday and It's my way of Thanking them that I still have my Dad. 

Thank you for reading my story.

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