On November 15th last year, my Grandad had a heart attack just days after his birthday. He was initially being treated at Hinchingbrooke hospital, only to be transferred to the Royal Papworth Hospital a few days later when we were informed that he had had a heart attack. The hospital was very welcoming and looked after my Grandad with great care. After carrying out numerous tests very efficiently, we proceeded to find out that he needed quadruple heart bypass surgery. Within just 13 days my Grandad was diagnosed and operated on and was back home shortly after.

The staff were amazing throughout the whole experience and explained everything thoroughly; we couldn’t be more grateful.

My Grandad is now home and is well on his way to making a full recovery.

To show our appreciation to Papworth Hospital and the staff, my mum and I will be running the Cambridge half marathon to try and give just a little bit back to them for thanking them for saving his life.

Royal Papworth Charity exists to support the ground-breaking work of Royal Papworth Hospital. With increasing pressures on the NHS, the Charity plays a vital role in ensuring that the Hospital continues to provide the highest standards of care by investing in staff development, improving the Hospital environment for our patients and supporting research into new ways of treating heart and lung disease. Our patients, their families and the staff are at the heart of everything we do, this is all made possible by the generosity of our supporters.