“We bought gifts that my girls appreciated last year and activities that children could do in bed if they couldn’t get up. We also bought pyjamas as this was something both my girls were given. It was so nice for them to have lovely new pyjamas to be in while in hospital,” Samantha said.
“Luckily, the girls are fighting fit now so we have been able to take part in the Christmas activities that we had to cancel last year. Fingers crossed it stays that way! We are looking forward to having our family together to celebrate this year – a nice normal family Christmas, hopefully!”
Donna Law, Charity and Fundraising manager for The Medway Hospital Charity said: “It’s fantastic to hear that Samantha and her girls were so well looked after that they wanted to thank the team by paying forward the kindness they received last year this Christmas. Every donation really does make the world of difference to our young patients who are with us during the festive season.”
An online gift wishlist has been set up by The Medway Hospital Charity for people who would like to buy a gift for adults or children in hospital this Christmas. Gifts purchased will be delivered directly to the hospital and given to patients during the Christmas period.
If people don’t have an Amazon account and would like to buy a gift, you can buy Christmas activity packs, colouring pens, word searches, board games and playing cards.
Alternatively, gifts can be posted to The Medway Hospital Charity, Office 2 ME.153, Main Reception, Medway Maritime Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY or you can drop them off at the volunteer desk in the hospital’s main reception.
