By way of saying ‘Thank You’ for saving her life, Birmingham woman, Michelle Hemmings is looking to raise funds by organising a fundraising appeal on behalf of Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charity. She is looking for people to join her in making a difference – in aid of donating gift bags to newly transplanted patients.
Papworth Fundraising Committee Lead Transplant Nurse, Richard Quigley, and others, have decided to present each newly transplanted patient with a gift bag once they come out of ITU.
The gift bags will consist of a variety of useful items, such as – the infamous blue book from the transplant team; as well as an RPH (Royal Papworth Hospital) pen, socks, sweets, tissue, etc.
Michelle suffered for 21-years with Interstitial Lung Disease and mid Pulmonary Hypertension and, in 2018, was one of five patients whose lives were saved when they all received at transplant at Royal Papworth Hospital - in under-36 hours.
“I am so blessed to have had the transplant and be able to do so many things which I was previously unable to do”, she said. “I am so grateful to my surgeons, nurses and all the staff at Papworth Hospital.
“The Transplant Team there really turned my life around.
“Now, I see myself as an inspiration to others who are in the position I was before my transplant. And, as such, I want to give back to the RPH.
“Sponsoring a patient means a great deal to them and will make each patient feel like they thought of in what is already proving to be tumultuous, trying times. This truly means an awful lot to me.
“I would like to take this opportunity – in advance - to thank you for any contributions made”.
To sponsor a patient, you can do so by donating only £10 on Michelle’s gofundme page.
