Isla steps out to raise funds to say thank you to hospital

A nine-year-old girl is continuing to raise money for the RVI's allergy clinic ahead of a second sponsored walk.

- by Echo Reporter

Isla Robertson, from East Boldon, is set to take on a seven-mile sponsored walk from South Shields Pier to Roker Pier, in Sunderland, on Saturday.

She is raising money for the Royal Victoria Infirmary's (RVI) allergy clinic, where she has been a patient since she was a baby.

Isla was admitted to hospital when she was about one-year-old due to an allergic reaction to eggs and after tests, doctors discovered that she was also allergic to other foods.

Over the course of her childhood, she regularly goes to the Newcastle hospital for routine check ups and further tests.

Isla took on the sponsored walk last year, raising more than £2,000 and now she is back to do it again, with more of her family and friends taking part.