Charlton Football Club visits QEH
Charlton Athletic Football Club's women's and men's teams visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday (17 December) to spread festive cheer to TeamLGT's patients and colleagues.
Players and staff from the club arrived with sacks of gifts and boxes of chocolates, distributing them to patients and hospital colleagues. During the visit, the football stars made stops at the children’s wards and the Macmillan Brook Cancer Unit, spreading festive joy throughout the hospital.
Ava's mum, a patient on the Safari Ward, said: "It was such an unexpected visit, and the players were so friendly. When she returns to school, she'll be excited to tell all the boys in her class that she met the Charlton football players.”
Luke Easter's mother, a patient on the Safari Ward, added: "Charlton Football Club does so much for our community, and it’s fantastic that the players came to visit. The present was a lovely gesture and gave my son a real boost today."
Patient George Farmer, from the Macmillan Brook Cancer Unit, commented: "This visit was such a wonderful surprise. As a lifelong Charlton fan, it really lifted my spirits."
Greg Docherty, Captain and Midfielder at Charlton Football Club, explained: "It’s really special for us to visit Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and as footballers, we’re in a privileged position to make a positive impact on so many lives. The staff here are doing great things, and we’re proud to be a real community club. We can make a difference to the patients by giving up our time, talking to them, hearing their stories, and connecting with their families. Coming to the hospital and seeing the smiles on the faces of the patients and staff really makes us appreciate the chance to spread some Christmas cheer."
Judy Parker, Health Play Specialist on Hippo Ward, said: "A huge thank you to the women’s and men’s Charlton Athletic teams for their wonderful visits to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The players were truly fantastic, embracing everything with care and compassion. They gave their time wholeheartedly, and the smiles on our patients' faces say it all."
With Christmas just days away, you can also bring a smile to the faces throughout the LGT wards by donating to the Christmas Toy Appeal.
The Trust Charity is inviting local communities give a gift to our young patients at University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital who are too ill to go home and spend Christmas with their families. Click here to make a difference this Christmas!
You can also donate new toys in the original packaging such as baby toys, educational toys, arts and crafts sets, board games and toiletries gift sets. The Trust charity asks that you do not wrap your gifts and are unable to accept cuddly toys.
Toys can be dropped off at University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s main reception, between 10am and 3pm each day until 22 December.
