The history of the first children’s hospital opened its doors at 49 Great Ormond Street in 1852. Dr Charles West was the driving force behind it’s opening driven by high infant mortality decided to open this hospital so that no child looses their his/ her life due to lack of proper care.
The first ever patient to be
admitted and treated Great Ormond street hospital was Eliza Armstrong from
Lisson Grove suffering from Phitis and Bronchitis. the first ever child to be
admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital was Two year old George Parr, who had
catarrh and Diarrhoea which is not serious by today’s standards, but this was a
time when 1 and 3 children born in London died before adulthood.
This brings me to my own experience
at Great Ormond Street Hospital:
I was born at Whipps Cross
University Hospital weighing 1lb1/2 oz. I was diagnosed with the condition
Hydrocephalus a blockage of the ventricles (brain), with this condition I
needed to have a major life saving operation, and this could only be performed at
Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
I stayed in hospital for at least 6
to 7 months so I could have time to recover from this operation, and my
consultant thought it was time for me to go home,, so I could recover a bit
more from this major operation. The hospital had sad I need to have regular
check-ups at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in the future.
The doctors and nurses played a
very important part/ role in my life. Without their support and dedication to
the children and their well being a lot of children including myself would not
be here today. The donation you give too the hospital will help the hospital
and the children very much. The money you give qill help the hospital buy new
and specialised equipment that the doctors and nurses very desperately for
treating very sick children.
The money you give will not only
support the hospital, but also the parents who have to look after their sick
children in the hospital. This money will help parents pay for accommodation at
the hospital, as the parents spend all their time at the hospital with their
sick children. Instead of going out to work, and earning a living, which
includes. They have no choice.
I urge you to please try and
support the hospital and these sick children who they look after.
On behalf of all the children that
from all the donations that you for your donations.
