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In celebration of Tash's life we’ve started this fundraising page to raise money for the Children’s Heart Unit Fund.
Tash was almost 15 when we found out she had cardiomyopathy and the fact she’d lived for 14 years with a congenital heart problem that no one knew about is truly insane.
When she was finally diagnosed, her heart was so big that it filled her chest and was crushing her lungs.
She was induced into a coma and then eventually put onto a Berlin heart, which ultimately saved her life.
We almost lost her more times than I can count, but she lived through multiple surgeries and fought so hard to stay here.
She spent months at a time in the Freeman Hospital and it definitely took its toll on her, but she tried her her best to live her life to its fullest.
Without the Freeman and their remarkable staff, Tash wouldn’t have made it past 15 and were thankful to them for giving us so many extra years with her.
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common types of birth defects and affects almost 1 in 100 babies in the uk. The Freeman Hospital is one of only a few in the uk that offers specialist treatment and had Tash been sent to another hospital she would have been given end of life care at 15.
I know we’re in the midst of a cost of living crisis and not everyone has disposable income right now. If you can and would like to donate, it is truly appreciated by the children that receive care and their families.
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