26 June 2016
Our BBC Radio 4 Appeal
On the 26th and 30th June 2016 the Theodora Children’s Charity broadcast an appeal on BBC Radio 4. Presenter Kerry McCarthy shared how the Giggle Doctors made a difference to her daughter Ava. We’re delighted to announce that more than £10,313 was raised for our Giggle Doctor programme… that’s visits for more than 1,000 children!! Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in and to Kerry for sharing her Giggle Doctor experience.
“Dr Bananas will always have a special place in our hearts, as he was the first Giggle Doctor Ava ever saw. He peered his head through Ava’s window in Great Ormond Street Hospital at the perfect time to give some light hearted relief to Ava, and without knowing, was an amazing tower of strength to mummy when it was most needed.”
Ava, the little girl featured in the appeal, was just 2 year’s old when she was diagnosed with a form of kidney cancer. Now aged 6, Ava is doing well and occasionally visiting the hospital for check-ups. She always looks forward to seeing the Giggle Doctors.
Ava is one of more than half a million children who have been visited by the Theodora Children’s Charity since it was founded in 1994.
One day we hope to be able to provide magical moments for all children in hospital and it is thanks to your support and opportunities like the Radio 4 appeal that we are moving ever closer to this goal.