A Chocks-on Nugget 13 OCT., 2013
A Disney treat for ill Children ….OCT 12, 2013
We all live for ourselves ! Ever wondered what it means living
for others….and specially if they are small children…for whom the Magic &
Wonder of this world has yet to unfold….
Excellent Gesture & CSR British Airways !! Keep it Up
!! …..Read on
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Almost 200 seriously ill or disabled children from the UK will be whisked away on a "holiday of a lifetime" to Florida next weekend - and some of them have their suitcases packed already.
Registered UK charity Dreamflight - which has operated every
year since 1987 - is set to take 192 children to the US destination, having
taken almost 5000 to date.
The British Airways supported charity will charter a plane
next Sunday and jet off for an action-packed week of fun which will include the
opportunity for each child to swim with dolphins at Discovery Cove. The children will leave their families behind
and will be looked after by 15 doctors, 50 nurses and 12 or 13 physios - all
volunteers.
The total cost of the trip is around £750,000, all of which
is funded by voluntary contributions and covers chartering a Boeing 747,
medical equipment and medication, swimming with dolphins, police security and
communications equipment.
Kaitlin Stewart, 12, from Dundee, is all packed and ready to
go, because, as her mother Tracy said - "she likes to be organised". Kaitlin,
who suffers from juvenile idiopathic arthritis and is affected from head to
toe, said she is "really excited", and has been dreaming about the
trip. "I have dreams about it every night...swimming with dolphins under
water," she said. She is also looking forward to going on rides at theme
parks, adding: "I'll try anything once."
Her mother, Mrs Stewart, described Kaitlin as a "water
baby" and said, "She's a wee fighter. She's never known any
different. She was diagnosed when she was two. She's grown up with it,"
Nicole Lewtas, 14, from Wirral, said she "can't
wait" and described Dreamflight as an "inspirational" charity. Nicole,
who suffers from thyroid cancer - a condition rare in children - hopes to one
day become a neurosurgeon and is looking forward to chatting to other children
who are going through similar experiences.
"I can't wait to have fun in the sun," she said. "I
just love the idea of being in Disney - a magical experience."….Speaking
about Dreamflight, she said: "I think it's a really inspirational charity
and I think people who work for that charity should be proud, and I'm proud to
be going away with them."
Nicole's mother, Sharon Kane, who recently performed a
skydive to raise money, said she believes her daughter will be in "really
good hands". Ms Kane said Nicole had major surgery last year which
"basically saved her life". Just
like Kaitlin, Nicole also has her suitcase packed. "She's just on an
absolute high," Ms Kane said.
Noah Cunningham, nine, from Southport, is "counting
down the hours", according to his mother Vicki. Noah, who is a wheelchair
user with muscular dystrophy, said he is most looking forward to the
"really fast rides" and swimming with dolphins. "I've never
really done anything like that before," he said.
Noah, a wheelchair football player who one day hopes to play
for England, is excited about getting to know the other children on the trip,
adding: "I'm very good at making friends." "I don't think they're going to have a
minute to be thinking about home. I think we'll miss him more than he'll miss
us," she said.
She also said she was "very content" and
"very happy" with how he will be looked after, and is pleased that he
will not miss out on any of the activities.
The children will be waved off
from Heathrow next Sunday afternoon.
By the Grace of Almighty, we have lived our lives well. Spare a
moment, spare a thought, on this Pious Day of Dussera, for those who have been
less fortunate…… A.S. RATHORE
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SOURCE : THE IRVINE HERALD
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