A big thank you to Ben Thorpe who completed the London Marathon earlier this year, raising a fantastic £1,375 for Paddington Ward!
It took him 12 years to get a place but Ben Thorpe’s perseverance and determination to run the London Marathon finally paid off this year.
Ben very kindly chose us as the charity to support so he could raise money in aid of Paddington Ward.
Ben’s daughter Alex was a patient on Paddington at Christmas back in 2012 when she was just 3 months old.
It was a frightening time as Alex developed Pneumonia and had to be admitted into the HDU unit on the ward.
He says he can never pay back the staff for the amazing work they do but chose Paddington to benefit from his fundraising as he wanted to thank them for their amazing support and kindness.
Ben came in to the hospital recently with Alex and his wife Laura to present a cheque to staff on the ward.
Lead Nurse Alison Waples explained how the money will be used to purchase some HDU monitors for the unit.
These will provide huge benefits to the patients who are in for treatment.
Our massive thanks to Ben for completing the gruelling challenge of this iconic marathon and together with Laura for raising this fantastic amount for Paddington!