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Dear
Friends
Coming
towards the festive season and the end of our 21st year, I would
like to take this opportunity of thanking all our members and
supporters for the efforts they have made and the generous donations
which allow the charity to make such a difference in supporting
the work of the Yorkshire Heart Centre.
My thanks also to all our Trustees and helpers for the tireless
efforts and time which they give to ensure that the charity
fulfils its remit, and helping to raise funds wherever possible
over the year.
To all the staff at the Centre - a big thank you for all the
wonderful care you give to your patients and for always endeavouring
to bring a successful outcome.
The hundreds of letters and e-mails we receive in gratitude
of Take Heart’s work shows how much the charity is loved,
and staff cannot praise the charity enough for the support given
in their work. You all know that all the funds raised by this
local charity are used exclusively for the benefit of the Yorkshire
Heart Centre at Leeds General Infirmary, St. James Hospital
and its units throughout The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We realise that the coming year will be challenging but with
whatever support you can give, we will always endeavour to fulfil
our remit.
So many patients have had marvellous improvements in their health
due to the care they have received. Some have not been so fortunate
and our thoughts are with you and our hope is for better
times ahead. Try to keep cheerful and in good spirits.
Of course our thoughts are always with patients but for those
who are unfortunate enough to be in-patients over Christmas
and the New Year, some Take Heart members will visit the wards
on Christmas Eve with a small gift and a cheery word. Our thoughts
are also with the staff - many of whom will be working over
Christmas and New Year.
Your trustees and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and
a Happy and Healthy New Year
Colin Pullan MBE
Chairman
Treasurer's
Trove
It`s almost the end of 2010 and I would like to thank you all
for the continued support you give to Take Heart. We will all
have experienced requests for donations from various charities
which drop through our letter boxes. It must work because a
lot of the bigger charities do it on a regular basis. I`m glad
to say that we don`t. We do send out books of raffle tickets
for sale and this along with the sponsored walk is our biggest
fund raiser. I think the raffle tickets are a good buy with
the first prize having been increased this year to £500,
a nice little pick-me-up around this time of the year.
We
are fast approaching the festive season, faster than I would
like, however it is a nice time of the year isn`t it. I wonder
what it would be like to have Christmas dinner in the sunshine
like the Australians. The cold is the only problem with our
season, that and the short days. I always think that the coldest
part of the year is the back end of Autumn when our bodies have
not quite adjusted to the cold weather.
The
charity is in a good state moneywise and we have a few projects
in the offing which will cost us a few coppers, but we will
enter 2011 very much in the black.
This might be a very good time to thank all of our Trustees
and helpers for their work over the year, all those of you who
completed the sponsored walk on our behalf and all those who
sponsored you, all those of you who donated monies raised in
may ways. We receive donations from given in lieu of gifts for
many celebrations, coffee mornings, marathons, walks and various
other ways. Thank you all and may I now wish you all a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
A J McLean,
Treasurer
FANCY
DRESS
Member
Kate Mercer had treatment at The Yorkshire Heart Centre earlier
this year, and to express her thanks for the wonderful care
she received, came up with a novel way of celebrating her 40th
birthday.
As she was still recovering from surgery in May when she turned
40, she decided to celebrate six months later, to the day, with
a Fancy Dress Party.
Instead of giving presents, she asked family and friends to
purchase raffle tickets at her celebration and make donations
to Take Heart, and so far has raised a magnificent £220
in ticket sales.
Our thanks go out to Kate for her fantastic support
Paul Kaufman
Membership Secretary
TURKEY
AND TINSEL
The Cotswolds
Departing
from Leeds on our way to Coventry, our hotel was reached after
a pleasant drive, with the usual stop for a coffee and a natter.
We arrived about lunch time and everyone settled into their
rooms before enjoying free time in the afternoon, exploring
the city.
It so happened that the week end was not only Remembrance Sunday
but also Coventry, being one of the most bombed cities during
the 1939-45 war, was having various events to mark that weekend
which was the worst raid that rained terror and totally destroyed
large parts of the City with great loss of life.
The hotel we stayed in was immediately behind Coventry Cathedral,
a building that suffered heavy damage but now stands proud as
a land mark and of course a place of worship which many of our
party took the opportunity of visiting.
Friday evening after ‘Christmas eve’ dinner some
seventy five of us took part in a quiz and danced the night
away.
On Saturday our drivers took us through some beautiful countryside
and the colours of the autumn leaves were amazing. We visited
the villages of Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold which
were again so lovely and we were lucky to have lovely autumn
sunshine all day.
Saturday evening was ‘Christmas Dinner,’ followed
by a visit from Santa where everyone received a gift. There
was also Bingo & Dancing.
On Remembrance Sunday, as the Cathedral was difficult to reach
by those who weren’t too good at walking, most went to
the service at the Holy Trinity and others stayed in the hotel
to pay their respects watching the ceremony on the big screen
TV.
Following lunch we had a nice steady drive home
Our thanks to Maureen and Arthur Robinson for doing all the
arranging of the weekend and the Christmas gifts, Margaret Briggs
for helping with the raffle and Clifford Briggs for arriving
on his reindeer…. also to our drivers Dennis and Stan
for a comfortable and enjoyable drive.
The raffle for Take Heart raised £76.00. Thanks to all.
Colin Pullan, MBE
MOVEMBER
If
you’ve been a visitor to E Floor in the month of November,
you may be forgiven for thinking that the male staff looked
decidedly unkempt. Instead of their usual suave, debonair and
smooth sophistication, their countenances were sprouting hair.
This is because they were taking part in 'Movember' - which
means that they were growing beards and moustaches for the month
of November.
Why did they do this? Simple – to raise money for Take
Heart. Donations came in through our website and to the staff
themselves.
At the time of writing, we don’t have a total since money
is still coming in, but we understand that some are looking
decidedly ragged and it’s been said that a few wives and
girlfriends aren’t too keen to be seen out with them.
However, it couldn’t be for a better cause so thank you
guys. We appreciate it very much.
Here's one taken at the end of the month:
WHO
RUNS TAKE HEART?
Have
you ever wondered who the people are behind Take Heart and responsible
for the day to day running of our charity - well, click
here to find out
WHAT
A CHAIR!
This
is one of three chairs, bought by Take Heart, installed in the
wards of the Yorkshire Heart Centre. They are no ordinary chairs
however - each cost in excess of £2000 and they are fantastically
comfortable for patients who have difficulty getting comfortable
or sleeping. They are electrically adjustable and one patient
told Take Heart that he managed his first nights proper sleep
in more than five weeks while relaxing in the chair.
Picture
shows Bill Stevenson sampling the chair while being administered
to by Marjatta Whitaker.
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WHAT'S
THIS?
It’s
a Phillips Ultrasound Scanner. This is a portable machine
that can be taken to the wards, coronary care, intensive
care and catheter labs. It is used to scan sick patients
who are unable to come to the department or for whom moving
them from their bed onto trolleys would be very uncomfortable.
The scanner will be used by doctors and cardiac physiologists
in the Yorkshire Heart Centre to scan patients with heart
problems. Primarily its use would be for acute patients
with suspected life threatening heart problems or post
pacemaker implant / angioplasty / electrophysiology /
ablation / surgery.
Take Heart are providing the £50,000 required for
the purchase of this machine, making a great difference
to patients in the Yorkshire Heart Centre.
Gina McGawley
Take Heart Vice Chairman
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WHAT
A SUPER GESTURE!
Claire
Delahay from Sheffield contacted us and told us about her congenital
heart disease (Fallot's Tetralogy) which was corrected and being
treated at the Leeds General Infirmary. While she was in the
Yorkshire Heart Centre, her family were impressed by Take Heart
and made use of the relatives rooms. Her dad, Ron, has recently
had his 60th birthday and asked friends and relatives to send
donations to Take Heart instead of the usual cards and presents.
Everyone obliged and we were delighted to receive a cheque for
£WILL FIND OUT AMOUNT AND LET YOU KNOW from Ron’s
birthday party. Many thanks Ron and our sincere best wishes
to Claire.
Bill Stevenson
click
the banner above to have a look
MARKS AND SPENCER
Despite
the bad weather, we collected £374.57 at Marks and Spencer
city centre store on Sunday 28 November after they kindly gave
us facilities to help customers pack their bags in return for
a donation to Take Heart.
Thanks to trustees Paul, Stephanie, Vicky, Sarah, and volunteers
Pam Wilson, Hayley Swithenbank and Christopher Richardson for
their wonderful effort, and of course to management and staff
at Marks and Spencer.
Morrish and Co. Solicitors
As Honorary Solicitors, Morrish Solicitors LLP offers free initial
legal advice to our members and their families. To seek advice
telephone Tom Morrish (Yeadon Office) on Leeds 0113 250 7792.or
Charlotte Bandawe (City Centre) on 0113 245 0733 or Charles
Clough (Pudsey Office) on Leeds 0113 257 0523
COULD
YOU HELP TO RUN THE CHARITY AS A TRUSTEE?
please
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ORDER TAKE HEART GOODIES ONLINE
We
now have facilities to take orders for the Take Heart merchandise
online. You may pay with your Visa, Mastercard or Debit Card.
The system is secure and we never have sight of credit card
details here.
You
can now even become a member of Take Heart online. Have a look
now - you can order the merchandise here.
If you prefer the old fashioned way, you can still order them
by 'snail' Mail from the Take Heart Office.
Bernie Cass
Trustee
DATES
FOR YOUR DIARY
Christmas
Ward Round
Friday 24th December 2010
Trustees
Seminar
Saturday 5th February 2011
CARDIAC NURSE
SPECIALIST HELPLINE
Available on Leeds
0113 392 5645(Medical)
0113 392 5647(Surgical)
COLLECTION
BOXES
If you require a collection box, or your collection box needs
empting,
contact Jack Calvert on 01274 882
034
or the Take Heart Office on 0113 392
2888
CHANGE
OF ADDRESS
Please
be sure to let us have full details if you move house so that
we can keep our data base up to
date for posting out newsletters etc
THE
NEXT COFFEE MORNINGS
Saturday 19th February 2011
The coffee mornings are held
in Leeds General Infirmary in
Jubilee Wing on F Floor adjacent to the Take Heart Office
from 10am - 12 noon
Take the lift to F Floor - turn left towards Ward 14
and we're first on the left
Everyone
is welcome - please drop in for a coffee and a chat
Promotional
Stall
In Jubilee Wing
Our
promotional stall is in the Reception Area of the
Jubilee Wing every Friday.
We desperately need volunteers to help us run this stall
- can you help?
If
so, please click here
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(We've
moved a little.... We're round the corner from the hospital
Flower/Card/Refreshment Shop in the Reception area)
