Sick Children’s Trust - Baby Blade

[Brother-Leech]

Sorry for the long post that follows here and I hope people don’t mind it being in general blades chat.

Earlier this year my first child was born at Jessops. We were sent home the next day and all was well but overnight he became limp and cold and wasn’t waking to feed so we rushed into the A+E at the children’s hospital. We were put on the neonatal surgical unit by morning, once the staff at A+E had got him stable.



Everyone in the NSU were amazing, both in looking after our baby and in supporting me and his mum. Despite living about 5 minutes drive away we were put up in Magnolia House which is run by The Sick Children’s Trust. This is an amazing facility that allowed me and my partner a space to sleep, shower, prepare food etc

Whilst he was initially treated for a suspected infection, the team at the hospital started to suspect he might have a problem with his liver and after a week and a half in Sheffield we were transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

At five and half weeks he miraculously received a life saving new liver from an anonymous living donor after being on the super urgent transplant list for four days following a sudden deterioration.

The transplant was a success but the trauma of such a large operation on such a small child caused damage to his kidneys and he has been receiving constant dialysis at Leeds ever since.

All this time The Sick Children’s Trust have continued to provide us with accommodation just over the road from the hospital, allowing us to be there for our son as much as possible.

They are a charity that rely on donations to provide families like ours with a bed, shower and kitchen whilst their children are in hospital.

This year, my brother in law (to be) is running the London Marathon to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

I’d be so grateful if people could donate to such an amazing cause and show the same generosity that we’ve been shown by the charity.

Ian's fundraiser for The Sick Children's Trust

Help Ian Butler raise money to support The Sick Children's Trust

www.justgiving.com

 

[Super Furry Blades]

I wish you & your family all the best , and I hope the little one has a long & happy life

 

[mattbianco1]

Hope the little one is doing OK.
The NHS get some stick for the wait times and stuff, but we really are quite blessed to have the healthcare we have in this country

 

[FTPE]

Sorry for the long post that follows here and I hope people don’t mind it being in general blades chat.

Earlier this year my first child was born at Jessops. We were sent home the next day and all was well but overnight he became limp and cold and wasn’t waking to feed so we rushed into the A+E at the children’s hospital. We were put on the neonatal surgical unit by morning, once the staff at A+E had got him stable.
View attachment 201756

Everyone in the NSU were amazing, both in looking after our baby and in supporting me and his mum. Despite living about 5 minutes drive away we were put up in Magnolia House which is run by The Sick Children’s Trust. This is an amazing facility that allowed me and my partner a space to sleep, shower, prepare food etc

Whilst he was initially treated for a suspected infection, the team at the hospital started to suspect he might have a problem with his liver and after a week and a half in Sheffield we were transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

At five and half weeks he miraculously received a life saving new liver from an anonymous living donor after being on the super urgent transplant list for four days following a sudden deterioration.

The transplant was a success but the trauma of such a large operation on such a small child caused damage to his kidneys and he has been receiving constant dialysis at Leeds ever since.

All this time The Sick Children’s Trust have continued to provide us with accommodation just over the road from the hospital, allowing us to be there for our son as much as possible.

They are a charity that rely on donations to provide families like ours with a bed, shower and kitchen whilst their children are in hospital.

This year, my brother in law (to be) is running the London Marathon to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

I’d be so grateful if people could donate to such an amazing cause and show the same generosity that we’ve been shown by the charity.

Ian's fundraiser for The Sick Children's Trust

Help Ian Butler raise money to support The Sick Children's Trust

www.justgiving.com

What a gorgeous GORGEOUS little fella.
That's fantastic news. I hope your bro in law hits the target he's aiming for as well.

 

[Blade82]

Hope your little one makes a full recovery.

We’ve stopped in the same building in 2015 for 2 weeks whilst our twins boys were in neonatal. We’ll be forever grateful for the service they provided to us so we were close as possible to them.

We’ll drop a donation on there, please give Ian a pat on the back from me

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Brother-Leech - donated mate.
God bless your little 'un, your family and the donor too.

 

[Birdwell Blade]

Hi Ian

First of all, sorry to hear about the troubles your little one has been through/going through. It must be really difficult for you all. However, it sounds like things have become more stable for you, after the initial scares.

The place you're raising money for sounds amazing. None of us will truly appreciate what places like that do for people until we go through it ourselves (god forbid anyone is unfortunate). They are worth their weight in gold and the people working in places like that are our real-world superheroes.

Good luck with the rest of the campaign. I hope many more Blades can get behind you with some form of donation.

Dan

 

[Brother-Leech]

Hope the little one is doing OK.
The NHS get some stick for the wait times and stuff, but we really are quite blessed to have the healthcare we have in this country

Yeah the nhs have been fantastic in their treatment of him and their support for us. It’s the extras like parent accommodation that unfortunately have to rely on charities like sick children’s trust. I can’t imagine what situation I’d be in if we had a different healthcare system right now.

 

[Brother-Leech]

Thanks for the positive messages and donations so far. I’ve passed the sentiments on to Ian who’s doing the running.

Blade82 sorry to hear you had to spend time there too. It’s tough cause obviously it’s in horrible circumstances but I count myself lucky to have met the amazing people who work in these places and also other parents that we’ve encountered along the way

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Sorry for the long post that follows here and I hope people don’t mind it being in general blades chat.

Earlier this year my first child was born at Jessops. We were sent home the next day and all was well but overnight he became limp and cold and wasn’t waking to feed so we rushed into the A+E at the children’s hospital. We were put on the neonatal surgical unit by morning, once the staff at A+E had got him stable.

View attachment 201756

Everyone in the NSU were amazing, both in looking after our baby and in supporting me and his mum. Despite living about 5 minutes drive away we were put up in Magnolia House which is run by The Sick Children’s Trust. This is an amazing facility that allowed me and my partner a space to sleep, shower, prepare food etc

Whilst he was initially treated for a suspected infection, the team at the hospital started to suspect he might have a problem with his liver and after a week and a half in Sheffield we were transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

At five and half weeks he miraculously received a life saving new liver from an anonymous living donor after being on the super urgent transplant list for four days following a sudden deterioration.

The transplant was a success but the trauma of such a large operation on such a small child caused damage to his kidneys and he has been receiving constant dialysis at Leeds ever since.

All this time The Sick Children’s Trust have continued to provide us with accommodation just over the road from the hospital, allowing us to be there for our son as much as possible.

They are a charity that rely on donations to provide families like ours with a bed, shower and kitchen whilst their children are in hospital.

This year, my brother in law (to be) is running the London Marathon to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

I’d be so grateful if people could donate to such an amazing cause and show the same generosity that we’ve been shown by the charity.

Ian's fundraiser for The Sick Children's Trust

Help Ian Butler raise money to support The Sick Children's Trust

www.justgiving.com

Gorgeous boy .

Great cause, and a small donation made.

 

[Yoonited]

Sorry for the long post that follows here and I hope people don’t mind it being in general blades chat.

Earlier this year my first child was born at Jessops. We were sent home the next day and all was well but overnight he became limp and cold and wasn’t waking to feed so we rushed into the A+E at the children’s hospital. We were put on the neonatal surgical unit by morning, once the staff at A+E had got him stable.

View attachment 201756

Everyone in the NSU were amazing, both in looking after our baby and in supporting me and his mum. Despite living about 5 minutes drive away we were put up in Magnolia House which is run by The Sick Children’s Trust. This is an amazing facility that allowed me and my partner a space to sleep, shower, prepare food etc

Whilst he was initially treated for a suspected infection, the team at the hospital started to suspect he might have a problem with his liver and after a week and a half in Sheffield we were transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

At five and half weeks he miraculously received a life saving new liver from an anonymous living donor after being on the super urgent transplant list for four days following a sudden deterioration.

The transplant was a success but the trauma of such a large operation on such a small child caused damage to his kidneys and he has been receiving constant dialysis at Leeds ever since.

All this time The Sick Children’s Trust have continued to provide us with accommodation just over the road from the hospital, allowing us to be there for our son as much as possible.

They are a charity that rely on donations to provide families like ours with a bed, shower and kitchen whilst their children are in hospital.

This year, my brother in law (to be) is running the London Marathon to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

I’d be so grateful if people could donate to such an amazing cause and show the same generosity that we’ve been shown by the charity.

Ian's fundraiser for The Sick Children's Trust

Help Ian Butler raise money to support The Sick Children's Trust

www.justgiving.com

Bless you all,so glad it's a happy ending.Can't imagine your journey.

Football is a pale shadow at times like this.The Trust deserves more support than it gets and ya bro will get mine

All the best mate

 

[robbiez666]

All the best to you and your family.

I regularly chuck money at The Children's Hospital Charity which used to provide/provides a similar service *although I may stop now they spaffed millions on a helepad.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

I regularly chuck money at The Children's Hospital Charity which used to provide/provides a similar service *although I may stop now they spaffed millions on a helepad.

Bit of white chalk, job's a goodun...

 

[Blade56]

All the best to you and your family.

I regularly chuck money at The Children's Hospital Charity which used to provide/provides a similar service *although I may stop now they spaffed millions on a helepad.

I don’t know the fore and against but hopefully one day it will help save another little Un

 

[Montymagic]

All the best to the little boy xx

All the best to you and your family.

I regularly chuck money at The Children's Hospital Charity which used to provide/provides a similar service *although I may stop now they spaffed millions on a helepad.

It will help get patients in need of critical time sensitive care into surgery much much faster and safer, when you are saving life's every second counts..................................

 

[Blade56]

He’s a little better with great parents and Uncle

 

[robbiez666]

All the best to the little boy xx


It will help get patients in need of critical time sensitive care into surgery much much faster and safer, when you are saving life's every second counts..................................

It's a £6 million vanity project according to everyone I've spoken to who works there.

 

[Montymagic]

It's a £6 million vanity project according to everyone I've spoken to who works there.

In what way is it a waste then ?

Landing helicopters in a park full of people including kids is not good.

 

[robbiez666]

In what way is it a waste then ?

Landing helicopters in a park full of people including kids is not good.

Imagine what improvements you could make to a hospital with all that money? In a perfect world every hospital would have a helipad but that money could do much more good spent elsewhere.

 

[Montymagic]

Imagine what improvements you could make to a hospital with all that money? In a perfect world every hospital would have a helipad but that money could do much more good spent elsewhere.

.Air ambulances will be able to land directly onto the hospital, meaning patients will have quicker and easier access to the urgent care they need.

The new helipad means we can get critically ill or injured patients to the right place, with the right team and provide vital early care and management.


So in what way is that a bad thing, especially for the area and it being a dedicated children's hospital.

 

[robbiez666]

So how many times does an air ambulance need to land every year?

Look, this is derailing an important thread. Let's agree to disagree, shall we?

 

[100% part time blade]

So how many times does an air ambulance need to land every year?

Look, this is derailing an important thread. Let's agree to disagree, shall we?

Has off to you and anyone who’s donated to Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity, or The Sick Children’s Trust.
I didn’t know about the latter and will be clicking to donate online.

As a side note, if anyone does want to make sure a donation to the Children’s Hospital Charity is going specifically to something they think is really vital, it’s possible to click on the appeals section of their site and choose whether to donate to the creation of a major trauma unit, or a National Centre for Child Health Technology or a cancer ward (although I think that one has met its target now) etc.

Well done to the OP’s relative for running to support the Sick Children’s Trust and it sounds like they very much deserve those donations.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Best wishes to the little fella. Glad he's getting the help he needs, and great from SCT for providing that facility to take one bit of stress from the family.

 

[Zero dark thirty]

Get well soon little one.

 

[blade1791]

Sorry for the long post that follows here and I hope people don’t mind it being in general blades chat.

Earlier this year my first child was born at Jessops. We were sent home the next day and all was well but overnight he became limp and cold and wasn’t waking to feed so we rushed into the A+E at the children’s hospital. We were put on the neonatal surgical unit by morning, once the staff at A+E had got him stable.

View attachment 201756

Everyone in the NSU were amazing, both in looking after our baby and in supporting me and his mum. Despite living about 5 minutes drive away we were put up in Magnolia House which is run by The Sick Children’s Trust. This is an amazing facility that allowed me and my partner a space to sleep, shower, prepare food etc

Whilst he was initially treated for a suspected infection, the team at the hospital started to suspect he might have a problem with his liver and after a week and a half in Sheffield we were transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

At five and half weeks he miraculously received a life saving new liver from an anonymous living donor after being on the super urgent transplant list for four days following a sudden deterioration.

The transplant was a success but the trauma of such a large operation on such a small child caused damage to his kidneys and he has been receiving constant dialysis at Leeds ever since.

All this time The Sick Children’s Trust have continued to provide us with accommodation just over the road from the hospital, allowing us to be there for our son as much as possible.

They are a charity that rely on donations to provide families like ours with a bed, shower and kitchen whilst their children are in hospital.

This year, my brother in law (to be) is running the London Marathon to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

I’d be so grateful if people could donate to such an amazing cause and show the same generosity that we’ve been shown by the charity.

Ian's fundraiser for The Sick Children's Trust

Help Ian Butler raise money to support The Sick Children's Trust

www.justgiving.com

Sorry for the long post that follows here and I hope people don’t mind it being in general blades chat.

Earlier this year my first child was born at Jessops. We were sent home the next day and all was well but overnight he became limp and cold and wasn’t waking to feed so we rushed into the A+E at the children’s hospital. We were put on the neonatal surgical unit by morning, once the staff at A+E had got him stable.

View attachment 201756

Everyone in the NSU were amazing, both in looking after our baby and in supporting me and his mum. Despite living about 5 minutes drive away we were put up in Magnolia House which is run by The Sick Children’s Trust. This is an amazing facility that allowed me and my partner a space to sleep, shower, prepare food etc

Whilst he was initially treated for a suspected infection, the team at the hospital started to suspect he might have a problem with his liver and after a week and a half in Sheffield we were transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

At five and half weeks he miraculously received a life saving new liver from an anonymous living donor after being on the super urgent transplant list for four days following a sudden deterioration.

The transplant was a success but the trauma of such a large operation on such a small child caused damage to his kidneys and he has been receiving constant dialysis at Leeds ever since.

All this time The Sick Children’s Trust have continued to provide us with accommodation just over the road from the hospital, allowing us to be there for our son as much as possible.

They are a charity that rely on donations to provide families like ours with a bed, shower and kitchen whilst their children are in hospital.

This year, my brother in law (to be) is running the London Marathon to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

I’d be so grateful if people could donate to such an amazing cause and show the same generosity that we’ve been shown by the charity.

Ian's fundraiser for The Sick Children's Trust

Help Ian Butler raise money to support The Sick Children's Trust

www.justgiving.com

Hoping he makes a speedy recovery Sending best wishes to you all and have made a small donation. Take care. Cara

 

[diplomat]

Sorry for the long post that follows here and I hope people don’t mind it being in general blades chat.

Earlier this year my first child was born at Jessops. We were sent home the next day and all was well but overnight he became limp and cold and wasn’t waking to feed so we rushed into the A+E at the children’s hospital. We were put on the neonatal surgical unit by morning, once the staff at A+E had got him stable.

View attachment 201756

Everyone in the NSU were amazing, both in looking after our baby and in supporting me and his mum. Despite living about 5 minutes drive away we were put up in Magnolia House which is run by The Sick Children’s Trust. This is an amazing facility that allowed me and my partner a space to sleep, shower, prepare food etc

Whilst he was initially treated for a suspected infection, the team at the hospital started to suspect he might have a problem with his liver and after a week and a half in Sheffield we were transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

At five and half weeks he miraculously received a life saving new liver from an anonymous living donor after being on the super urgent transplant list for four days following a sudden deterioration.

The transplant was a success but the trauma of such a large operation on such a small child caused damage to his kidneys and he has been receiving constant dialysis at Leeds ever since.

All this time The Sick Children’s Trust have continued to provide us with accommodation just over the road from the hospital, allowing us to be there for our son as much as possible.

They are a charity that rely on donations to provide families like ours with a bed, shower and kitchen whilst their children are in hospital.

This year, my brother in law (to be) is running the London Marathon to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

I’d be so grateful if people could donate to such an amazing cause and show the same generosity that we’ve been shown by the charity.

Ian's fundraiser for The Sick Children's Trust

Help Ian Butler raise money to support The Sick Children's Trust

www.justgiving.com

Donated. Sound like a fantastic charity. And the care you’ve received too, amazing. All the best to you, the wife and the little fella. Incredible spirit from him.

 

[Shakespeare blade]

Best wishes to your little one, you and your family, amazing what your brother is doing and I hope he raises an incredible amount. Having spent the last few months in hospital and my wife having access to a very similar room etc here at Derriford , Plymouth it’s a real game changer for allowing continuous support without the burnout that many relatives feel when supporting loved ones in some of the most difficult situations x

 

[Brother-Leech]

Thanks for all the support for Ian and also messages of support here! Best wishes to you and your family too Shakespeare blade


An update: we’re still in the hospital but the little fella had a miraculous turnaround just over a month ago and we were able to move off the intensive care unit to the ward!

And here he is enjoying his second steel city derby

 

[Shakespeare blade]

Thanks for all the support for Ian and also messages of support here! Best wishes to you and your family too Shakespeare blade


An update: we’re still in the hospital but the little fella had a miraculous turnaround just over a month ago and we were able to move off the intensive care unit to the ward!

And here he is enjoying his second steel city derby

Bloody fantastic what a day

 

[Grey Blade]

Sorry for the long post that follows here and I hope people don’t mind it being in general blades chat.

Earlier this year my first child was born at Jessops. We were sent home the next day and all was well but overnight he became limp and cold and wasn’t waking to feed so we rushed into the A+E at the children’s hospital. We were put on the neonatal surgical unit by morning, once the staff at A+E had got him stable.

View attachment 201756

Everyone in the NSU were amazing, both in looking after our baby and in supporting me and his mum. Despite living about 5 minutes drive away we were put up in Magnolia House which is run by The Sick Children’s Trust. This is an amazing facility that allowed me and my partner a space to sleep, shower, prepare food etc

Whilst he was initially treated for a suspected infection, the team at the hospital started to suspect he might have a problem with his liver and after a week and a half in Sheffield we were transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

At five and half weeks he miraculously received a life saving new liver from an anonymous living donor after being on the super urgent transplant list for four days following a sudden deterioration.

The transplant was a success but the trauma of such a large operation on such a small child caused damage to his kidneys and he has been receiving constant dialysis at Leeds ever since.

All this time The Sick Children’s Trust have continued to provide us with accommodation just over the road from the hospital, allowing us to be there for our son as much as possible.

They are a charity that rely on donations to provide families like ours with a bed, shower and kitchen whilst their children are in hospital.

This year, my brother in law (to be) is running the London Marathon to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

I’d be so grateful if people could donate to such an amazing cause and show the same generosity that we’ve been shown by the charity.

Ian's fundraiser for The Sick Children's Trust

Help Ian Butler raise money to support The Sick Children's Trust

www.justgiving.com

I put this on the NHS heroes a few days ago. It's good to have such altruistic people about:

Pontefract rugby player donates liver to save baby's life

Courtney Evans is one of the few 'living donors' in the UK and her liver will regenerate itself.

www.bbc.co.uk