I just wanted to say thank you again for those who visited my open studio earlier this month and made kind donations. I have recently received an official receipt from the hospital so I thought it’d be only fair to share with you.
It’s difficult to decide which organisation you choose to donate money to, as there are so many worthy causes. The reason I decided Manchester Royal Eye Hospital was from my personal experience through my daughter’s medical history. It is personal but hopefully will be a little help to many other families like us in the future.
As some of my regular blog readers might be aware of this, but our daughter Sabrina was born with a very rare eye condition called Peter’s Anomaly, for which there is no cure. She was basically blind. Doctors at the local hospital could not identify her condition, until a specialist diagnosed her later on. Sabrina was immediately put on drugs to control her eye pressure and referred to Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, where specialist doctors and equipment are in place.
She had two major eye operations including a cornea transplant at the age of three months. This carried very high risk of loss of her eye but thankfully she was one of the lucky one and has developed some eye sight. Sabrina will continue to carry the risk of rejection and pressure controlled medications for her life time, however, with support from Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, she is maintaining her good condition today.
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital trains doctors in special area such as hers. People’s kind donation will help them bring more doctors on board. Thank you again everyone! m x
