Jessica Barrow

50km trek for Manchester Children's Hospital Charity #TeamHumphrey

Fundraising for Manchester Foundation Trust Charity
£1,031
raised of £750 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Trekfest Brecon Beacons 2020, on 19 September 2020
We support treatment, research and care to make our hospitals even better

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page...I have chosen to raise money for RMCH charity because I felt like I needed to do SOMETHING..

My niece is growing up with this incredible place being her 2nd home (although at times I'm sure it feels more like it's her first).
Let me explain a little bit about our warrior princess; Our Charlie Bear has been diagnosed with Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, holocord syringomyelia, neuropathic bladder and bowel, paraplegia and global developmental delay amongst many others (feel free to Google, I have had to). Putting all of this aside though, she is also just like any other 3 year old. She has the sass and attitude of a teenager, she's funny and may have started picking up on my swears.. Ooops! She's also incredibly loving, and strives for independence, and if it wasn't for the care, support and surgeries that this hospital provide to her then she wouldn't have that luxury, and I wouldn't be able to sit here gushing about how well she is developing and thriving either.

I live over 200 miles away from my sister, so I'm unable to be the 'in-person' support I'd like to be to her on a daily basis, but after reading another heart wrenching post on her Facebook, and having sat through a phone conversation where she had to perform compressions on her 3 year old daughter (and my neice) after she went into asystole/cardiac arrest again I started thinking about the things I COULD do to help and show support.

So here I am.
Your average couch potato about to start training for a 50k trek at Trekfest, asking if you can also join me in supporting this amazing charity, and my neice, by donating and/or sharing my page.

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About the charity

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Charity works hard to make a difficult time a little bit easier for young and old at our family of nine hospitals. Supporting: Manchester Royal Infirmary | Wythenshawe Hospital | Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital | Manchester Royal Eye Hospital | Saint Mary’s Hospital | Manchester University Dental Hospital | Withington Community Hospital | Trafford General Hospital | Altrincham Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital. We support continuing excellence in treatment, care and research.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,030.23
+ £143.65 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,030.23
Offline donations
£0.00

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