TV appearance highlights vital work of Children's Hospital in the north-east
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A local mum's fundraiser in aid of north-east children's charity ARCHIE is given extra prominence this week as her son's story is told in the latest edition of the Children's Hospital on BBC Scotland.
For six-year-old Lewis Gracey from Cuminestown, a diagnosis two year's ago of childhood epilepsy has meant repeated trips to hospital.
Mum Alison Gracey explained: "Lewis regularly attends the children’s hospital in Aberdeen after being diagnosed with epilepsy in 2018 and the work that ARCHIE does is amazing, they help so many children and parents and carers within our area.
"I personally would like to give something back to them, especially in these uncertain times where normal fundraising events aren’t taking place.
"Lewis’s story will feature on Children’s Hospital on BBC Scotland on Wednesday, November 4 at 8pm for anyone that wishes to watch and see why we want to raise as much as we can to say thank you for all they do.
One lucky winner will win a luxury Bodyshop hamper and there are other prizes including children's book bundles which have been donated by Emma White.
She continued: "Half the money raised and any donations will go straight to ARCHIE and the raffle is running on my bodyshop page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2828611603852800/."
In the upcoming episode of The Children’s Hospital a cold winter’s morning, sees paramedics rush 12-year-old Mia into the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital (RACH) after slipping on an icy road.
She can’t walk so senior charge nurse, Drew, and the team must act quickly and carefully to identify her injuries.
Radiographer Susan prepares Mia for an X-ray which will establish whether she’s broken her femur – the longest, and strongest, bone in the human body.
This is a serious injury which could require surgery for the young patient.
Stroke-like symptoms have caused Daniel’s hand to become stuck in a clenched fist position.
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Barker operates to try and improve the hand’s function, but there is no guarantee of success.
Lewis arrives at the Emergency Department after a worrying increase in his epileptic seizures.
Specialist epilepsy nurse, Jo, comes to find out more and discovers he’s just experienced eight seizures in just one day.
Monitoring him in hospital, Jo witnesses another one and takes measures to change his medication.
Also this week, the hospital’s research team embarks on a curious study which sees tonsillectomy patients eating giant jelly snakes.
Narrated by David Tennant, this documentary goes behind-the-scenes at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, one of Scotland’s busiest, and most advanced, children’s hospitals, giving life-changing treatments to thousands of boys and girls across the north of Scotland.
