LHCH_Newsletter Spring Summer 2020

Issue 9 Spring/Summer 2020
The magazine for supporters of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity
Raise a cuppa to
THE International
Year of the Nurse
Remembering
Ken
THE Diddymen
join Orchard
Way
You helped
us Drive out
Delirium
PLUS
Home Time,
Summer Quiz and
the LHCH Charity
Lottery

Hello and welcome to the Spring/Summer 2020
edition of Spotlight the newsletter for the
supporters of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.
It’s always busy in the run up to Christmas and this year Santa brought us
a lovely surprise present when one of our supporters gifted the charity a
beautiful Bentley car to auction – see page 3 for more details.
We are thrilled to say that your support really has made a difference in
helping us drive out delirium from our Intensive Care Unit (see pages
4 and 5). You can also find out how you can continue to help with our
latest appeal for a 3D transoesophageal echocardiogram which will benefit
thousands of patients undergoing heart and lung surgery.
Of course everything we do depends on you and we can’t thank you
enough for all the help and support you give us. We hope you all have a
lovely Spring and Summer and look forward to catching up in the Autumn.
Best wishes,
The Charity Office Team
How to get in touch!
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email in future - just drop us an email at the address below:
Email: enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity, Thomas Drive, Liverpool L14
3PE Tel: 0151 600 1409
Amazing
Bentley
Donation
It was a quiet Sunday afternoon when the email arrived
containing the wonderful news of how one grateful
patient wanted to make a special gift to say thank you.
You can only imagine how thrilled we were when we discovered that it was
his much-loved and immaculately presented vintage Bentley!
Several weeks later the car arrived at Liverpool Heart and Chest on the
first stage of its journey to specialist car auctioneers Coys in London where
it was presented for auction on 4th December 2019. Bidding was very
brisk indeed and the result was this beautiful car and its very generous
owner raised an amazing £14,000 for LHCH Charity. Even better was the
news that Coys had very kindly agreed to waive all of the auction fees so
the whole amount was presented to the charity.
@LHCHCharity @TheLHCHCharity @lhchcharity We can’t thank the owner (who prefers to remain anonymous) enough
for this incredible gesture which will make such a difference to our
Charity Registration Number 1052813
patients and their families.

How you
helped us to…
Drive out delirium
In previous editions we have talked about
our need to Drive out Delirium and you, as
always, responded magnificently.
End Disassociation
Thanks to your help we have now been able to provide Sky Tiles for
each of the six intensive care rooms which currently have no access to
natural light.
Jacqui Stratton, our Intensive Care Matron says: “We really are thrilled with
the generosity of LHCH Charity supporters and especially the Trustees of
the Clive and Sylvia Richards Charity. Without their help we wouldn’t have
been able to do any of this work which really will make such a difference to
our on-going drive to reduce delirium for our patients.”
End Isolation
Because of your generosity we have been able to update and
upgrade our facilities for family members who wish to be near their
loved ones.
Access to outdoors
The next few weeks will see us being able to place a roof on our
Critical Care Garden allowing it to be used by our patients as they
begin their long road to recovery - whatever the British weather has
to throw at us.
We can only echo
that sentiment and
say, once again, a
BIG THANK YOU,
to everyone who
supported the
campaign.

Remembering
Ken
Lady Dodd and
the Diddyman for
Orchard Way
It’s hard to believe that it’s two
years since we lost the Squire
of Knotty Ash, Sir Ken
Dodd and he is still sadly
missed by everyone
who enjoyed his childlike
imagination and his
ability to make
us laugh until the tears
ran down our faces.
For most of his life Ken had been
our near neighbour living just around
the corner and had been a great
supporter of the hospital
and its work.
So we thought it was only right that
we marked his long association with
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
with a suitably fitting commemoration
and couldn’t think of anything better
than adding one of Doddy’s much
loved Diddymen to Orchard Way.
Lady Anne Dodd very kindly
agreed to this and visited
the hospital recently to
unveil the new figure.
The 2ft image of Dicky
Mint (the Diddyman who
is actually based on Ken
himself) has been placed among
the trees, animals and flowers of
Orchard Way and will be a long lasting
celebration with a man who really
helped the whole world laugh and, of
course, laughter is the best medicine!

Home
time
Epic summer salad
Perfect for BBQs and buffets and no cooking required.
Serve it with lamb kebabs for an impressive summer
feast. Nutrition: Per serving: Kcal 392, fat 30g, saturates, 5g, carbs 18g,
sugars 12g, fibre 7g, protein 8g, salt 0.6g
Ingredients:
• 400g black beans, drained
• 2 large handfuls baby spinach leaves,
roughly chopped
• 500g heritage tomatoes, chopped into
large chunks
• ½ cucumber, halved lengthways, seeds
scooped out and sliced on an angle
• 1 mango, peeled, chopped into chunks
• 1 large red onion, halved and finely sliced
• 6-8 radishes, sliced
• 2 avocados, peeled and sliced
• 100g feta, crumbled
• Handful of herbs (reserved from the
dressing)
For the dressing:
• Large bunch mint
• Small bunch coriander
• Small bunch basil
• 1 fat green chill, deseeded and chopped
• 1 small garlic clove
• 100ml extra virgin olive oil
or rapeseed oil
• 2 limes, zested and juiced
• 2 tbsp white wine
vinegar
• 2 tsp honey
Prep: 10 mins
Serves six
TEST
YOUR
1. ‘The First Day of Summer’ is an
annual public holiday celebrated in
which European country in April?
2. Can you give the first line of
Grease’s ‘Summer Nights’ lyrics?
3. Which feast day falls on July 15
every year?
4. Which singer was known as the
‘Queen of Disco’?
5. Who met and fell in love with
Marge Bouvier in a 1974 summer
camp?
SUN CREAM
SU
AM
6. Which novel is told partly by its
heroine Esther Summerson?
7. The “dog days of summer” are
named after the Dog Star; what is the
better known name of this star?
8. ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s
day’ is the first line of which William
Shakespeare sonnet?
9. What was the first name of Clegg
in the sitcom Last of the Summer
Wine?
10. The summer solstice occurs in the
Southern Hemisphere during which
month?
(Answers on page 22)
5 Hot Tips
To Keep Your
Pet Safe This
Summer
Method
Make the dressing by blending all of the
ingredients in a food processor (or very
finely chop them), saving a few herb leaves
for the salad. You can make the dressing up
to 24 hrs before serving.
Scatter the beans and spinach over a large
platter. Arrange the tomatoes, cucumber,
mango, onion and radishes on top and gently
toss together with your hands. Top the salad
with the avocados, feta and herbs, and serve
the dressing on the side.
1. Dehydration in dogs and cats is a
real possibility during the summer so
provide plenty of water and shade
2. Never leave your pet in the car:
Do we really need to say anymore!
3. Pets with short hair or light coats can
get sunburnt so apply pet sunscreen
4. Exercise in the early morning and late
evening - never in the middle of the day.
5. Keep your pet off hot surfaces like
cement and asphalt – it can burn paws
and lead to overheating.

You have to be in it
to win it!!
Since we launched the LHCH Charity Lottery we have
raised thousands of pounds towards supporting
our fantastic staff in the work that they do each and
every day.
Hundreds of you play regularly and we have had quite a few
winners as well – although no one has yet managed to win that
jackpot of £25,000. So if you aren’t taking part yet why not join in –
it only costs £1 to play each week and you never know you could
be the one to take home that fantastic jackpot!
To find out more about how to play why not go online at
www.lhchcharity.org.uk where you can sign up online or give us a
call on 0151 600 1409 and we would be happy to send out more
information.
What you did
to support
LHCH Charity
in 2019
I can’t believe that I managed
to win £1,000 and support
LHCH Charity at the same
time!
Mr W of Wales
Don’t forget
– you have
to be in it to
win it!!!
And there are lots, lots more – see our website for a full list
of prizes and don’t forget you have to be in it to win it!!

You ran...
From Dashing Santas to running through
the Jordan Desert – you certainly had your
running shoes on during 2019!
James Henderson ran an
astonishing 4 marathons and the
Hell Up North half marathon to
raise funds in memory of his dad,
David. The result of all that hard
work was an amazing £852 raised
for LHCH Charity
On a bitterly cold Sunday
morning in December Caroline
Douglas and a group of her
friends braved the slippy Liverpool
streets in the world famous Santa
Dash – raising the truly magnificent
sum of £4,200 for the hospital as a
thank you following her minimally
invasive heart surgery here.
Taking to the streets donning the
infamous “Scouse” wig was Chloe
Wingle who ran to thank LHCH
for saving her grand-father’s life,
raising £435 to support our work.
Running a marathon is a challenge
at the best of times but can you
imagine running 6 marathons in
5 days across the Jordan Desert?
Well that was what George
Arnold did to raise funds after we
saved a family member’s life. George
raised nearly £3,000 following his
efforts and we believe the blisters
are now starting to heal!
Not quite as exotic a setting but
nevertheless a really tough trial was
Johnny Papaglimis’s Bolton
UK Ironman challenge which he ran
to say thank you for the treatment
his dad received whilst a patient
at LHCH. Johnny is pictured here
(right) with
his dad both
proudly wearing
their LHCH
Charity t-shirts
In fact our
supporters
almost covered
the entire North
West of England in their running
shoes whilst raising thousands of
pounds for LHCH Charity.
These include:-
Lorna Galbraith who ran
the Liverpool half marathon,
Lindsey Walker who took
part in the Liverpool Rock and
Roll Marathon, Sara Martin in
the Port Sunlight 5K, Joanne
McDonnell participated in
the Chester Marathon, Rachel
Ingram completed the
Manchester half marathon and
Sarah Chriscoli’s dad ran a
5K on Sarah’s behalf as she was
being treated for a tumour
at the hospital.
To all of you who dealt
with the training, the
chafing and the blisters
and raised so much for
LHCH all we can say is a
huge thank you and see
you again soon!

You climbed, walked
and played
Philip Thornhill and the
15-strong gang from Vodaphone
UK took to the slopes on 27th
September to say thank you for the
amazing care that Philip has received
over many years for his congenital
heart disease – raising over £1,700
for LHCH Charity.
Another intrepid climber was
Zowie Railton who conquered
the mountain just a few weeks
Mount Snowdon
welcomed many
supporters of LHCH
Charity in 2019
including –
the fantastic sum of £1,433 and
already planning their next event!
Slightly less energetic but none the
less challenging was Louise Gibbs’
pledge to walk 10,000 steps a day
every day for one month to raise
funds in memory of her much
loved mum, Marilyn. Small steps
made a big difference and Louise
raised over £1,000 for the charity
with her efforts.
You jumped
and sang
Leaping from tall buildings is
obviously quite a few people’s idea
of great fun as we discovered when
a 30 strong team including LHCH
staff and supporters took
part in an abseil from Liverpool’s
Anglican Cathedral on 24th August.
Braving the 150 foot drop from the
West Door the heroic souls raised
over £4,500 for LHCH Charity –
not only that but several of them
wanted to go up and do it again!
later on 13th October. Battling
atrocious weather Zowie and her
family members made it to the top
to celebrate the life of her mum
who had sadly passed away earlier
in the year. The whole family raised
Emily Jones decided that a
game of football was the best way
to remember her Grandad, Dave
who loved his game and was a big
supporter of Penyfford FC. So in
May the whole community came
together to celebrate Dave and
to raise the fantastic sum of £2,800
to thank LHCH for the care that
we gave.
The wonderful Sing Me Merseyside put their vocal talents to great
use at Liverpool One on Sunday 8th September. Belting out a marvellous
medley of songs the choir sang their hearts out for an hour and a half
and were so good that many shoppers just stopped and sat on the steps
listening to the whole performance!

You created
For those of us who like things a little more
sedate many of you chose to get “crafty” with
your support. From the cutest Easter egg cosies,
marvellous fabric baubles for the Christmas
Tree to knitted hats, scarves and mittens – all
have helped to make this one of our best years
for sales!
One really stand out item this year was the magnificent handmade
wooden reindeers produced by Ross Bullock which were so popular
poor Ross had to scour the local woods again and again for more supplies.
All his hard work of sawing, planing and cutting certainly paid dividends
and he raised over £1,800 for LHCH Charity. Apparently he’s now busy in
the woods again stocking up for Christmas 2020!
And companies helped too!!
Marks and Spencer
You can imagine how thrilled we
were when we learnt back in May
2019 that Marks and Spencer’s
in Church Street Liverpool had
adopted us as their Charity of
the Year. Since then the gang at
M & S have been frantically busy
organising bake sales, collections
and selling badges – raising an
amazing £10,000 to date!
Santander
Santander in Bootle, Liverpool
have long been supporters of
LHCH Charity and have organised
everything from a tuck shop to
helping us put up our Christmas
Trees. This year they have raised
£2,500 towards our work and they
are still going strong!
Bermans – Santa Dash
In October
of last year
we were
contacted
by Liverpool
solicitors,
Bermans,
who have also
partnered
with LHCH Charity as their Charity
of the Year. They kicked of the
year in frighteningly good style with
a Halloween themed cake sale,
followed by several of the hardiest
souls taking part in the Santa Dash.
We are really looking forward to
seeing what they come up with next.
HSE
One of the
more unusual
events that
a company
undertook for
us this year
was the Health
and Safety
Executive’s “Land a Band”
competition which was done in
memory of their colleague Tony
Almond. They raised an amazing
£750 on the day.

Extraordinary
work carried out
by extraordinary
people.
International
2020 is
Year of the
Nurse
May 2020 marks the 200th birthday of Florence
Nightingale and to commemorate the work of this
extraordinary woman and celebrate today’s nurses
and midwives - the World Health Organisation
has designated 2020 as the International Year of
the Nurse.
Of course, everyone knows the story of Florence
Nightingale and her famous lamp. Thanks to her and
her team of 38 nurses, fatality rates in Scutari hospital were reduced from
47% to 2% in just six months. But did you know that she also made a major
impact on the health of people living in the UK and her work on public
sanitation helped to increase life expectancy in the country by some 20 years?
Today’s nursing and midwifery professionals exemplify her spirit of dedication
and professionalism and their care makes a difference to millions of people
each and every day. So why not help us to celebrate their dedication by
taking part in our NHS Big Tea.
All you need to do is get together with some of your friends and family and
raise a cuppa to celebrate, say thanks and help support the nurses who have
touched you and your family’s lives.
Get in touch with the Charity Office for your own Big Tea
pack with everything you need to have a smashing time
and as Florence herself said: “The first sign of English
patients getting better is their craving again for tea.”

Our existing machines produce 2 dimensional images, which are good, but
there are significant benefits to the newer 3 dimensional machines such as:
We need
help with …
Toe Probe
They enable the
surgeon to look
both at the whole
heart as well as
allowing them to
focus on a specific
structure.
A traditional
2d image
They provide
comprehensive
and realistic views
of the cardiac
valves and any
problems there
might be with the
heart.
The real time
information
they produce
can provide
immediate
feedback on the
effectiveness of
any surgery.
In case you’re wondering – no,
Liverpool Heart and Chest
Hospital has not suddenly decided
to undertake foot surgery – TOE
stands for transoesophageal
echocardiogram which uses sound
waves from a probe to check the
structure of your heart and how
well it is working.
The probe is about as wide as an
index finger and goes in the mouth,
down the throat and into the
oesophagus. The probe produces
clearer and more accurate pictures
than those taken from the front of
the chest because the oesophagus
lies immediately behind the heart
and there is no interference from
the ribs or lungs.
TOE probes are used to check for
any infection in your heart valves,
for any blood clots, for tears in
your aorta (the largest blood vessel
in your body) and for any heart
defects, such as a hole in the heart.
In addition TOE probes are used for
patients about to undergo surgery
(roughly 2,500 patients each year
at LHCH) as they help to provide
additional vital information for our
surgeons prior to procedures such
as mitral valve surgery.
So you can see what a difference
it would make if we were able to
have these machines both for our
surgeons and for our patients and
we hope that you will want to help
us achieve this.
You can make your donation on the
form at the back of the newsletter
or give us a call on 0151 600 1409
to make your donation using
a credit/debit card.
Help us to help our surgeons have
the very latest equipment so that the
thousands of people who depend
on them get the very best care that
is possible.
Thank you!
A 3D image provides
clearer and more
detailed imaging for
our surgeons prior
to surgery

Do excuse
us we’re
changing!
Make your mark
on the Future
A gift in your will can make a big
difference for people living with
Heart and Lung Disease.
It’s been nearly 4 years now since our current
website (www.lhchcharity.org.uk) went live and,
of course, lots of new things have happened since
then so we are looking to update and upgrade our
current site to give it a fresh new look.
To help us make it the best it could be we would really welcome your
opinions and ideas on what could be improved, what should be added and
maybe even what can be deleted!
You can get in touch with us at
enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk to pass on
your thoughts and while we mightn’t be
able to include all of them we would love
to hear what you think.
Liverpool Heart and
Chest Hospital were so
wonderful to my husband
that we really wanted to
help them now and into
the future.
Mrs N, Liverpool
Leaving a legacy to the Liverpool Heart
and Chest Hospital Charity is a fantastic
way of helping to make heart and lung
disease a thing of the past.

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