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Children’s Health Foundation

Trick or Treat for sick children 2023

Trick or Treat is celebrating a monstrous 23 years in 2023, proudly supported by MiWadi! Our wonderful supporters have been donating to help sick children by doing something they love – dressing up and having a roaring party.
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Katie was just six years-old when she was rushed from Wexford to Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street following an horrific car accident. Katie and her sister Abby were going to their grandparents to celebrate Abby's ninth birthday with their Dad when they were involved in a car accident. While the girls had serious injuries and were immediately brought to Wexford and Waterford hospitals respectively, tragically, their Dad, PJ, died.

Abby had suffered many broken bones and would go through some reconstructive surgery to her face and eye sockets and remained in Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street for eight weeks. Katie, who had severe internal damage; both her liver and spleen were damaged; was placed in an induced coma to help her body recover, one that she would remain in for seven weeks.

Katie and her Mum, Melissa spent over four months in Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street where they endured a rollercoaster journey of treatment and surgery. But as the physical injuries began to heal, the trauma of the accident and life without PJ had a devastating effect on both of them, and Katie shut down and wouldn't walk or talk.

To help cheer Katie up, Susan, the nurse manager, on Surgical Flat Ward put Katie centre stage on ‘Boss Day’. She was allowed to call the shots everywhere, bossed the staff around, ordered McDonalds for everyone and she loved every second of it. Melissa says

"For the first time, I saw my beautiful daughter as she had been before her accident”.

After four months, Katie returned home to Wexford where she was reunited with her sisters Abby and Emily. She and Abby are adjusting to life after the most traumatic time of their little lives and will both continue to have medical checkups with their specialists.

"The staff in Children’s Health Ireland are angels who know that treating the parents is often as important as treating the children. They were so gentle, soft and warm to my girls during the hardest time of their lives"

You can read Katie's full story here but know that you will be doing something amazing to help each and every child that comes through the doors of Children's Health Ireland hospitals and urgent care centres. Your help is vital in providing life saving and life altering services and machines to help every child through their struggles.

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About the charity

Children’s Health Foundation raises vital funds to support sick children and their families in CHI hospitals and urgent care centres – from funding vital life-saving equipment and providing essential patient and parental supports to making ground-breaking, paediatric research possible.

Donation summary

Total raised
€24,854.86
Online donations
€24,435.16
Offline donations
€0.00
Direct donations
€240.00
Donations via fundraisers
€24,614.86

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