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Timeline
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund
1988
2010
1988 1989 2007
CHSF began
CHSF started by The first big fund Sharon Milner pledging money to
surgeon Duncan donation enabled a joins as CEO “home from home”
Walker at Killingbeck new PICU theatre to 1997 2011
Eckersley House to
Hospital, Leeds with be built. Killingbeck site help the parents of
the motto “Each closes (charity CHD patients stay Save Our Surgery
Child a Childhood”. (SOS) Ltd is set up
moves to Brotherton on site. Because of to fight the closure
Wing Old People’s You, that amount is
of LCHU.
Home). now nearly £400k.
About Katie Bear: Rumour has it that the design for Katie Bear was drawn by a young patient called
Katie, encouraged by her grandfather. Your favourite bear is available for hugs and photos at CHSF
events. She’s also given as a teddy to every CHD patient who has had open heart surgery at the LCHU.
