Alder
Hey Children’s Charity Ambassadors are children from all walks of
life, who have been treated at Alder Hey or are a relative of a
patient who has undergone treatment at our children’s hospital.
Childhood should be filled with happiness, laughter and fun but when
a child becomes ill, children often have to be brave and grow up
quickly in order to deal with the difficult time in their life. At
Alder Hey Children’s Charity we want to support all of the children
who come through our doors. Everything we do is with our amazing
Alder Hey patients and their families in mind.
Just
ask Daniel Bell, and his mum Rosalind.

When
three year old Daniel was diagnosed with a brain tumour, he was
rushed to Alder Hey, a centre for excellence on brain conditions. The
tumour was the size of an adult fist and there was a possibility that
the surgery which would save his life could also rob him of key motor
and mobility skills.
Thankfully,
his surgeries were aided by Alder Hey’s state of the art 3-T MRI
scanner. The device, which was paid for by the charity, allows
surgeons to scan the brain during surgery and assess the success of
the operation in the operating theatre and not many months after
recovery. The equipment was featured recently in an episode of
Hospital on BBC2, again in a lifesaving situation.

Daniel
is now a healthy and active six year old boy, and a budding actor
besides, who was recently seen in a production of Little Shop of
Horrors with his local Performing Arts Club.
He
also raises money for Alder Hey; and was proud to be named a Young
Ambassador for the charity. So far, Daniel and his family have raised
more than £22,000 for Alder Hey. They’ve accomplished this by
collecting people’s Christmas trees. But this is just one of the
many fun and exciting ways our fundraisers young and old can help
out, from bake sales and charity car washes to exhilarating park
runs.
All
of our Alder Hey Children’s Charity ambassadors help to raise money
for the charity so that we can continue to provide vital funds to
provide life-saving medical equipment and facilities that make a real
difference to families every day.
Recently
we have installed distraction technology within our wards to help
distract the attention away from the treatment or medical
examinations that need to be carried out by our medical
professionals, and entertain young patients with colourful, bright
and positive images projected on the walls of the room. This
immersive technology helps to transform a white walled ward into a
magical world where children can escape from reality and be free from
fear and anxiety.
To
be able to continue to provide innovative solutions such as the
distraction technology and provide vital funds for Alder Hey, we rely
on the support and kindness from the public. There are many fun and
exciting ways for you to help and support Alder Hey Children’s
Charity such as host your own bake sale, host a charity car wash or
sign up to run a charity race. Alder Hey Children’s Charity has
recently launched a brand-new running hub to inspire and motivate
people to run for charity. With delicious recipe ideas, running tips
and 5k, 10K, half marathon and marathon training guides, if you’d
like to challenge yourself to run a 5K, 10K or even a marathon we
would love to you go and check out the Alder Hey Running Hub now.
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