Fundraising family donate £3,333 to Children’s High Dependency Unit at Heartlands
Rhys Chauhan, 19 months, along with his parents, Jessica and Nilesh have raised a fantastic £10,000 to be split between Heartlands Hospital’s Children’s High Dependency Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Royal Stoke Hospital to say thank you to the treatment their son received.
Rhys was treated on HDU at Heartlands Hospital in January 2017 after being in and out of hospital since October 2016. Rhys then received a diagnosis of auto-immune neutropenia, a condition most common in young children where the body identifies the white blood cells as enemies and makes antibodies to attack them, reducing Rhys’s immune system significantly.
The fundraising family and friends known as ‘Rhys’s Helping Hand’ raised the money by having an Easter fun day with a raffle, auction, bouncy castles and fire engines! The monies raised will go towards a sensory trolley to keep children entertained and relaxed during their time in HDU.
Sian Averill, Fundraising Manager at Heartlands Hospital said: "The hospital charity is so grateful to the Chauhan's for this generous donation, this will help the Charity to go over and above for patients at Heartlands Hospital."
