Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity Autumn 2020 Newsletter

Issue 10 Autumn/Winter 2020
The magazine for supporters of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity
ARE YOU
IN FOR A
POUND?
COVID-19
IMPACT
HOW YOU MADE A
DIFFERENCE
BLOOMIN’
GORGEOUS
THE LHCH CHARITY
ROSE IS HERE
PLUS
Home Time and
CHRISTMAS IS
COMING!

It was difficult to know how to start this introduction.
The global Covid-19 pandemic has dominated so much
of our lives over the last few months with so many
people lost and a complete change to our way of life.
We can never thank all our key workers enough. You are all absolute
heroes and your courage, good humour and compassion should never
been forgotten.
We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to everyone who has supported
LHCH Charity during the past months. Your donations have really made a
difference to how we have been able to assist our patients and staff.
So THANK YOU from everyone here at LHCH.
Enjoy your Autumn and Winter and we look forward to meeting with you
again in Spring when hopefully life will have returned to some sense of
normality.
Best wishes,
The Charity Office Team
How to get in touch!
If you would like to save our costs (and the planet) by receiving Spotlight by
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
Our new
website
It has been over 4 years since our
first website was launched and
although it has served us well –
we felt that it was time for a more
modern and interactive approach.
So we have worked very hard
in producing what we feel is a
much cleaner, easier to use and to
navigate website.
New features include our lovely
new Butterfly Tribute Funds
(see more about that on Page 17),
an easier shopping experience and
our new events pages.
We would really love to hear your
thoughts and ideas about our new
look so please
do take a
minute to
visit and let us
know what
you think.
@LHCHCharity @TheLHCHCharity @lhchcharity
Charity Registration Number 1052813
Pay us a visit at www.lhchcharity.org.uk

Our Supporters
Extraordinaire
Just like NHS Charities Together had Captain Tom – LHCH
Charity had our own band of extraordinary supporters
during the Covid-19 Crisis. We were absolutely amazed at
the help you have given us over the past few months – to
all who responded whether you undertook a marathon or
wrote a cheque – from everyone here at LHCH thank you
from the bottom of our hearts.
Handmade with Love
11 year old Lois Higgins developed
the idea of making her own multicoloured
wristbands to support
local NHS Charities.
After many hours of work and over
500 wristbands produced she has
raised the magnificent amount of
£1,200 for both LHCH Charity and
Alder Hey. She also made some for
elderly neighbours with a special
note urging them to “stay safe”.
We’re sure her Mum and
Dad must be very proud
of such a caring and kind
young lady!
Jessica’s Birthday
Challenge
Jessica Williams decided that her
22nd Birthday would be a very
special one this year, no cake or
celebrations for her – she was
going to cycle 22 miles to raise
funds to thank LHCH for treating
her dad during the pandemic.
Jessica says: “the whole family were
overwhelmed with the care that
he received during his stay and we
were so touched by the support
shown to the whole family at what
was such a traumatic time for us all.”
In total Jessica raised £532
for LHCH Charity and we
owe her a huge debt of
gratitude for all her efforts.
Jessica’s Marathon Effort
Not to be outdone by Lois, 5 year
old Jessica O’Connor decided to run
a marathon! Jessica said:
“I’ve already run a mile so I can do
this 26 and half times more to help
the poorly people where Mummy
works.”
And she did - raising over
£1,151 for LHCH Charity.
Another young lady to be
very proud of!
The Wonderful Wigfields
After we cared for her Dad,
daughter Charlotte had originally
planned to run the Chester Half
Marathon to say thank
you. Of course, like
many events it was
cancelled but she
wasn’t going to let that
stop her. Instead the
whole family got together
to undertake their own
challenges culiminating
in Charlotte completing
the virtual Chester Half
Marathon in July.
In total the
“wonderful
Wigfields” have
raised £723 so
far and are still going
strong.

And how they
made a
difference.
The fantastic support you have read about on previous
pages and the countless others that space doesn’t allow
us to tell you about, really has made a huge difference to
our patients, their families and our dedicated staff during
the pandemic.
To everyone who has supported us during these difficult
and unpredictable times we really do owe you a huge
thank you from all of us here at LHCH.
Thanks to a very generous grant
of £8,000 from the Morrison’s
Foundation we were able to provide
emergency patients with a “wash bag”
of toiletries as their families could not
visit. We were also able to provide
tablets so that patients could stay in
touch with their families and not feel
so isolated.
With your support we could help
our hard pressed staff too with
the installation of “wobble” rooms,
outdoor seating and gazebos for
those who needed a quiet moment
away from the ward.
Grants from NHS Charities Together
have helped us to establish a new
tele-medicine service for patients most
at risk of infection. This allows them
to have consultations via a webcam
which is much safer for them.
The grant also enabled us to
introduce tele-conferencing facilities
in our research area - allowing our
researchers to work more close more
closely with others in searching for a
vaccine.

Home
time
Winter vegetable & lentil soup
When it’s cold outside, treat yourself to a healthy
homemade vegetable soup, packed with immunitysupporting
vitamin C and it’s four of your 5-a-day.
A Halloween and all things scary
and creepy quiz
Halloween is also known as All
Hallows Eve, what is another name
for Hallows?
Which game involving fruit is
commonly played at Halloween?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is
a story set around the time of
Halloween. Who is the author?
Who are Dr. Peter Venkman,
Dr. Raymond Stantz, and Dr. Egon
Spengler better known as?
Thing was a character from The
Addams Family TV series. What was
the only part of the character ever
seen?
What is the name for a ghost
responsible for physical
disturbances, such as loud noises
and objects being moved?
Which TV series had the
characters Fred, Velma, and
Daphne?
Ingredients:
• 85g dried red lentils
• 2 carrots, diced, 1cm cubes
• 3 sticks celery sliced
• 2 small leeks, sliced
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tbsp vegetable bouillon powder
• 1 heaped tsp ground coriander
Prep: 10 mins
cook 30 mins
Serves TWO
Method
1 Tip the red lentils, diced carrots, celery
sticks and leeks into a large pan with 2 tbsp
tomato purée, thyme leaves, garlic cloves,
vegetable bouillon powder and ground
coriander.
2 Pour over 1½ litres boiling water from
the kettle, then stir well.
3 Cover and leave to simmer for 30 mins
until the vegetables and lentils are tender.
4 Ladle into bowls and eat straightaway, or
if you like a really thick texture, blitz a third
of the soup with a hand blender or in a
food processor.
Go stargazing in the
darker evenings and
see the Hunter’s Moon
which usually appears
in October
Visit a Public Fireworks
display near you and
then come home to a
family film night with hot
chocolate and lots of
toasted marshmallows
(Answers on page 16)
Making the
Most of Autumn
Some great ideas for
welcoming colder weather
and darker nights!
Visit a scarecrow festival and
seem some of the incredible
themed scarecrow designs
Go to a harvest
festival and celebrate
home grown fruit
and veg
Go for a walk in your
local forest and don’t
forget to jump in some
leaf piles great fun
whatever your age!

This isn’t just any giving –
its M&S giving!
In April 2019 Marks and Spencer’s in Church Street, Liverpool
contacted the Charity Office to say that we had been chosen as
their Charity of the Year. Obviously we were delighted and thrilled
to be chosen and couldn’t wait to work with such an enthusiastic
and supportive team.
Over the months the staff worked tirelessly, often supported by our
great friends at Sing Me Merseyside, and organised collections, fun
walks, cake sales and all manner of events and despite the advent of
Coronavirus and the closing of the store for 3 months still managed
to raise an astonishing £10,000 for LHCH Charity.
Christmas
is coming...
Last year we had some fantastic
comments from you all about
our Christmas cards and other
merchandise. We now present
our Christmas 2020 offering.
We hope you like them
as much as we do!
We just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all the team at
M & S for your support and for the difference it will make
to the lives of our patients.

LHCH Charity
Christmas Cards
All cards are printed on good quality card with
matching envelopes. They all contain the greeting:
“Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year”, come in
packs of 10 and cost £4.50 per pack.
Peace on Earth
Conveying the most treasured of all Christmas
messages. (125mm x 125mm).
The Village Postbox
A wonderful traditional snowy scene of Christmas’s
gone by. (125mm x 125mm).
Santa’s Flight
For all of us who remember trying to catch a
glimpse of the great man on Christmas Eve.
(125mm x 125mm).
Polar Kiss
Who can resist this little polar bear sharing a
Christmas kiss with Mum! (130mm x 98mm).
Christmas in the Forest
A beautiful forest scene as the animals also look
out for Santa. (125mm x 125mm).
Love Shone Down
A beautiful depiction of that nativity
night in Bethlehem
(98mm x 130mm).
Season’s Tweetings
Our lovely birds bring their own special way
of passing on the compliments of the season.
(125mm x 125mm).
Snowy Robins
What would Christmas be without our lovely
Robins cheering us up on cold days?
(125mm x 125mm).
All cards can be ordered using the
merchandise form on Page 15 but if you
simply can’t wait you can place your order
online at www.lhchcharity.org.uk

LHCH Charity
Branded
Merchandise
Now we have your cards all sorted out we have a few
items that you might like as “stocking fillers” too!
Phil the Phone Cleaner
Our lovely Phil is great for cleaning those grimy mobile
phones screens and when he’s finished he can also hold
your phone steady in his loving arms and he’s only £3.99
Smiley Sticky Notepad
Smiley is incredibly handy to keep about you for jotting
notes down. He comes complete with 150 sticky notes
and 40 page lined white pages. only £3.99
LHCH Dog Collars Our beautiful dog collars feature
the LHCH Charity logo on a lovely purple satin band.
A good secure collar that will fit from medium
to large dogs – my girl loves hers! Just £3.99
Handy Foldable Shopper So convenient
our foldable shopper is really handy for keeping in
your bag – make sure you always have one with you
and only £3.99
The LHCH Charity Wish Bracelet
This beautiful little bracelet is very special as when you tie it on
you make a wish, once the string wears through then your wish,
so they say, comes true. A lovely stocking filler and only £2.50
Merchandise Purchase Form
Order Form
Please use this form to make your order and send to the address at the bottom of the back page.
Item
Peace on Earth
Polar Kiss
Love Shone Down
Santa’s Flight
The Village Postbox
Christmas in the Forest
Season’s Tweetings
Snowy Robins
Phil the Phone Cleaner
Smiley Sticky Notepad
Handy Foldable Shopper
LHCH Dog Collars
LHCH Charity Wish Bracelet
Sub-total for Goods
Cost
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£4.50 per pack
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£4.50 per pack
£3.99 each
£3.99 each
£3.99 each
£3.99 each
£2.50 each
Quantity Total
£
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Orders between £10 and £14.99
Orders between £15 and £19.99
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£2.50
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FREE
Your additional donation - thank you
Grand Total
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What to
buy
the person who has
“everything”?
Why not think about one of our virtual gifts?
It’s such a thoughtful present and people do love to know that this is a gift that
really makes a difference. It’s so easy to do, just complete the form on our
website – or get in touch with the Charity Office on 0151 600 1409, we will
take your donation and the wording for your card and then we will send a card
to your nominated person letting them know of the gift and thanking them for
their support. Why not have a look at the difference your gift could make.
Remember
with our beautiful
Butterfly Tributes
£5 will purchase a toiletry
pack for emergency patients
who are alone.
£50 would purchase
special aids for our
rehabilitation patients.
£10 would provide an
aromatherapy session for
one of our cancer patients.
£100 would help us to
maintain our family rooms
as warm and comforting
spaces.
£20 would provide a
night’s stay at our family
accommodation unit for
those who have travelled
a long way to be with their
loved one.
£500 would provide games
consoles for our young
cystic fibrosis patients who
are often with us for weeks
at a time.
To find out more go to www.lhchcharity.org .uk, give us a call
on 0151 600 1409 or email us at enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk
Quiz Answers:
Saints, Bobbing for apples, Washington Irving, Ghostbusters, The hand, Poltergeist, Scooby-Doo
Losing someone special is never easy but memories can make partings
easier to bear. This is why we have introduced, as part of our new
website, the opportunity to create your own Butterfly Tribute Page so
that you have a place to visit, share memories, photographs, videos and
music. You can even mark special anniversaries and birthdays by lighting a
virtual candle.
It only takes a few minutes to set up a page but it can last forever if you
want it to and it’s so easy to do – just visit our website at
www.lhchcharity.org.uk and choose Remember with Us to get started.

Heartfelt
Thanks
Anyone would feel very special
having a rose named after
them so you can imagine how
thrilled we were when Keith
Jones, of international rose
specialists C & K Jones got
in touch to say that he had
created one especially
for LHCH Charity!
Keith was treated at LHCH in January and was so impressed with the care
he received he decided he wanted to say thank you in this most unique way
and he created the “Heartfelt Thanks” rose especially to help us raise funds.
This beautiful rose is a lightly scented pink Floribunda blooming from June to
November. Foliage is semi glossy and has shown excellent disease resistance.
Height and spread are approximately 100cm (3ft) x 45-60cm (11/2-2ft).
For every order placed LHCH Charity will receive a £5 donation. We’ve
already ordered ours and can’t wait for next summer to see them coming
into flower!
Thanks Keith and all we can say is – what a blooming great
idea!!!
To get your very own Heartfelt Rose all you need to do
is visit the website to order your very own (https://jonestherose.co.uk/charity-roses/556-heartfelt-thanks)
or
give them a call on 01829 740663.

0.6 litres
petrol?
1.5 tins of
baked beans?
Are you
in?
It’s a question that’s
often asked:
“What can you get
for a £1 these days?”
2 packets
of crisps?
But what if we told you that your
£1 could help provide our patients
with the latest and best equipment,
allow us to make the hospital a
more comfortable and welcoming
place or even change the way
heart and lung diseases are treated
in the future by supporting our
researchers – now that’s what we
call getting your money’s worth.
By joining our “In for a £1 Club”
you will be part of helping to make
a huge change to our work and
not only that but you will get some
rather nice goodies to say thank
you – including our exclusive “In for
a £1” badge, shopping bag, pen and
certificate as well as a members
only quarterly e-bulletin on the
latest news from the hospital.
Simply complete the short form below and send it back to us
at the usual freepost address.
Yes
Title
I would like to join the "In for a £1 Club"
and make a big difference to patient care
Address
First Name
Surname
Postcode
Email
(please print)
Tel No:
Not much I think
you will agree!
I give you permission to email me about (please tick box) my membership with information about LHCH charity and its work.
LHCH Charity values your privacy and we never share your details with outside organisations. Your information will only
be used to fulfill your request and keep you up to date with our activities. If you would prefer not to receive any further
communications from LHCH Charity please tick this box For a complete statement of our Privacy Policy and how
we use your data please visit www.lhchcharity.org.uk

Let’s look forward to a brighter and healthier New Year with our
quick calendar of health awareness months. Don’t forget if
you are joining in a Dry January or National Walking Month –
you can always get sponsored to help LHCH Charity!
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
Here’s to a healthy 2021
Go dry for January and be
alcohol free for 31 days
Heart awareness month,
show your ticker a
better time
No Smoking Day falls in
march - why not quit for
good!
Stress awareness month -
help your mind and body by
trying new ways to relax
National Walking Month:
time to don the boots and
get to the great outdoors
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
It’s the NHS’s 73rd
birthday in July why not
raise a cuppa with us to
celebrate?
National Cycle to work day
falls in August so leave the
car behind for a day
World Heart Day takes place
on 29th September so why
not organise a sponsored
walk to celebrate?
It’s respiratory care week
so let’s take a moment to
remember how hard our
lungs work every day
Is Lung Cancer and COPD
Awareness Month
Change
the future
with us
You can make heart and lung diseases a thing
of the past by supporting one of our legacy
programmes.
Legacy Now
For those who want our dedicated
staff to have the latest and best
equipment.
Legacy Care
For those who want us to be able
to provide additional amenities for
our patients and their families.
Legacy Future
For those who want to support our
researchers in finding new ways of
treating and curing heart and lung
diseases.
“I was so
grateful
for all the
time and
effort they
gave to
saving my life, it felt like
it was the least I could do
to ensure that they can
continue to help when I
have gone.”
Mr B of Merseyside
JUN
Healthy eating week
falls in June - so perhaps
a few less cakes?
DEC
8th December is Tinsel
Tuesday for LHCH Charity –
why not find out more and
get involved
To find out more contact Mary at the LHCH Charity Office 0151 600 1409
or enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk and we can send you our complete legacy
pack with all the information you need.

Your support makes all the difference so please take a minute to
send us your donation and we can keep changing lives for the better.
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and how we use your data please visit www.lhchcharity.org.uk