Lisa Hawkins - Challenge Event Supporter
My daughter has Dravet Syndrome which is a severe genetic type of epilepsy. From her first seizure to her diagnosis and everything we’ve been through since, St Peter’s have been amazing. The Paediatric A&E Department, Ash Ward and her epilepsy nurse and consultant have done everything they can to make us feel safe, heard and supported.
When we arrive, we are always greeted with a warm smile and so much care. They know Lexi well and we feel in safe hands. In a scary situation it means so much. I also have severe asthma, something that has only come on in the last 5 years but has put me in hospital a lot. Chestnut Ward have been great and really have your best interests at heart. There have been times when Lexi is in hospital at the same time as me and they always accommodate me going to see her daily and being able to be involved with her care.
I recently started doing couch to 5k and thought a sponsored run was a good opportunity to give back to a hospital that has helped so much and give me a reason to keep going with the training and an end goal - A fun day for a great cause and something that means a lot to me! We did well with sponsorship as we have a strong support system and this includes St Peter’s. Everyone close to us knows how much gratitude we have for St. Peter’s, so they were happy to sponsor me.
2 months ago I hadn’t run in years but along with my inhaler, pushing myself to achieve new running times/distances has given me so much joy!
