TLC Appeal

Teddies for Loving Care

Registered Charity No 1087765

Raising Funds for the supply of Cuddly

Toys to A&E units for

Children in Severe Distress

©2006 -2010

TLC Appeal

TLC Appeal

Registered Office

54 Medway Crescent

Leigh on Sea

Essex

 SS9 2UY

 

Hello,

I was treated at the A&E dept in Huntingdon yesterday and I was lucky enough to receive one of you teddy-bears from the TLC campaign.

I'm 35 (don't laugh - ok, go on then) and I hate needles; in fact I'm a bit of a sissy when it comes to hospitals. I needed 3 stitches in my chin after a bad landing in my hang-glider and the bear I was presented with really helped me see the funny side of everything.

The bear, who we have named Dizzy (after the feeling I had after my bad landing) is about to become a gift for the new born child of some friends of ours when he or she arrives in a couple of weeks. In return for this, my wife and I would love to make a donation to your campaign. How might we do this? Please send us details.

In the meantime, I'd like to second all of the wonderful testimonials your campaign has generated and please feel free to slot my comment in there too if any are appropriate.

Best wishes

 

Just to say a very big thank you to your organisation. My 5 year old son fell and hit his forehead on a pillar yesterday morning and had a terribly deep gash that was bleeding everywhere.

I rushed him to the West Suffolk Hospital A&E Department where he was attended to quickly
but also given a bear in his favourite colour, yellow. He really loved the bear and hugged it throughout a difficult and upsetting morning.
He's put a bandage on the bear's head and took it this morning to the nurse who checked his wound (which is doing fine).

I know that your organisation requires a lot of dedication, hard work and fund raising, but honestly, you're doing a wonderful job.
Thank you

Via E-Mail

 

My son, who is 2, was taken into hospital with dehydration following a bad bout of sickness and diarrhoea. Whilst he was at our local hospital (Prince Phillip - Llanelli), he was given, not one, but two of your teddies. Thankfully he is now home and running around demolishing the place again! He kindly donated (! - with a little help from Mummy) one of his teddies to his 3 year old sister who likes to cuddle up with it at night.

My father in law (who sadly died in December 2006), was a member of the Masons, and it feels as though he (the bear) was there looking after Max whilst he was in hospital.

Thank you for setting up this appeal, from both our son and daughter who now have a very lovely bear to cuddle up to at night to remind them, and us, of their Grampy.

Many thanks

 

Just a quick note to let you know that I can now unfortunately confirm the value of the TLC Bears appeal that we support.

On Friday my 4 year old daughter Rachael fell and broke both bones in her forearm (tech stuff the radius and the ulna). She was taken to Southend hospital by ambulance, on arrival she was given one of the TLC Bears which she has not let out of her sight since.

Rachael had to go to the operating theatre to have her arm manipulated back into position, and now has her right arm in plaster from the armpit to wrist.

I cannot believe the attachment that she has placed in the little stuffed toy that she was given on arrival at the hospital, but if anyone has any doubts of the effectiveness or value of these little bears I will willingly speak to them, for in my opinion they are priceless.

Rachael is at home now and is as well as can be expected, the arm and cast is a conversation piece and has given her a certain cache amongst the local kids.

Rachael has named her bear `SNAP' because she snapped her arm; this seemed to amuse the staff at the hospital. Another little girl was admitted after Rachael; again with a broken arm named her bear Crackle, Rachael had been discharged before another unfortunate child could inform us that theirs is named Pop.

Dear Sir / Madam,

I had to rush my 5 year old Daughter to A&E at Basildon hospital after she tripped over at school and badly hurt her face.

My daughter is an extremely sensitive girl at the best of times with a great fear of doctors, blood and the unknown. From the incident onwards she was very traumatised by her bleeding face. I had to convince her we were just going to a doctors surgery beside the hospital to see a nurse to get her to co-operate. I had never been to the hospital before and on my own, having been caught off guard without my handbag, with my distressed daughter I was also quite shaky.

Fortunately when we saw the nurse, she offered my daughter one of your bears. I am writing to tell you what a difference that made. From then onwards things started to get better. My daughter started to relax and unwind bit by bit. She played with the teddy throughout the long wait at the hospital and has been with her bear ever since. We called the bear sunshine bear as it is one of the beautiful yellow ones and fits the song: ' You are my sunshine, my lovely sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey ...'

Finally i just also wanted to mention that the quality of the bear really counts too. After having been in the hospital for quite a while and dropped on the floor several times and in a puddle I wanted to wash the bear before she had it in bed. luckily he looks as good as new despite his early baptism.

I really , really want to thank you and the appeal for your help and kindness and let you know what a significant effect sunshine bear had on us: Please continue the good work.