'A wonderful idea... A little pick-me-up'

DELIVERING a tinsel-wrapped trolley full of presents for children on the wards to choose and wrap for their mums, dads and carers brought a lot of happiness to the ACT team, and all the members of the hospital's play team.

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Baby Teddy with his present delivered pillow-side

Ann, play team manager from Addenbrooke's and the Rosie, thanked ACT for making this special event possible, saying: “I think this is a wonderful way of making sure all the parents are thought about this Christmas, even if the children remain in hospital over the Christmas period.”

Patients included five-year-old Harry, from St Neots, who underwent a liver and bowel transplant using 1.2 metres of bowel and a third of his dad's liver in an operation in January.

Harry helped pick a special present for his mum and dad, Annie and Gary, with mum Annie saying: “He's doing good but there's been a lot of bumps.”

Baby Teddy was asleep in bed when ACT helped deliver a present for his mum Claire, who has four boys including Teddy.

Claire said: “It's a wonderful idea, so kind. It's a little pick-me-up.

“It means a lot for someone to be thinking of the parents when you are going through this.”

Molly Youngs, ACT's corporate partnerships executive, said: “The idea first came to me when I was part of my boys’ school PTA.

meaning ACT has been able to do even more for patients and staff at Addenbrooke's than ever before.