- Home
- About Us
- Patients
- Services
- Quality
- Careers
- Members
| U3A ladies donate 2000th quilt |
| Written by Communications Team |
|
Six ladies from the Spelthorne group of the University of the Third Age (U3A) visited the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Peter’s Hospital on Friday 10th December with a very special gift. Margaret Loydell, U3A member, said: “We are all part of the of the needlecraft group, which I became involved with twelve years ago. When it was first set up we wanted to do something for our local community and so started to make quilts for babies in the intensive care unit. We try to make enough quilts so that each baby can take one home and recently reached the 2000th mark.”  Mum Alexandra Hemming with her twin daughters Imogen and Lucy, with Sister Mandy Woodford and Margaret Loydell holding the 2000th quilt.
To celebrate this milestone, the group personally delivered their recent batch of quilts and took a tour around the unit. Led by Sister Mandy Woodfood, they saw first hand how some of the smallest and sickest babies in the South East are cared for. Margaret said: “I have been around the unit a couple of times before and it always strikes me as an amazing place. The work of the staff is fantastic and I’m delighted we are able to provide this service for the babies and their parents.” Adds Mandy: “Many of our babies are cared for in incubators and when parents and visitors first come they can seem large and frightening. The quilts often sit over the top of the incubators, which helps to overcome this and personalise the space for each baby. They also block out bright lights which can be aggravating to a small baby’s eyes and when they are well enough to come out for a cuddle with mum or day, the quilts help with positioning and warmth. We are so grateful to the U3A ladies for the quilts they donate – they really do make a difference every day.” |
| Last Updated ( Monday, 13 December 2010 09:53 ) |
