Children at Baragwanath hospital in the Paediatric Oncology Ward endowed with a dream room
Ill kids get their own dream room in Bara
The Kids at Baragwanath in the paediatric Oncology Ward must have been very pleased to have their own dream room revealed to them, where their healing and hope can be facilitated.
The dream room was built and launched by Discovery’s Vitality MovetoGive, which the CEO for Discovery Vitality Danish Govender labelled as an initiative that was sparked by the love for people to give.
Govender said, “South Africans love to give and this initiative is in support of their giving.”
Anele Madikizela if Discovery explained that the dream room has added value in the hospital and that the kids in the oncology ward in the hospital deserve and need the break the dream room will avail to them.
Madikizela said, “ The room was designed to be a sanctuary within one of the world’s largest hospitals, the Dream Room is a space where children with life-threatening illnesses can escape their clinical surroundings and experience the joy of being a child. There will eventually be 30 such rooms at various hospitals around the country that supply critical care to hospitalised children between the ages of three and 18.”
Dinesh said, “Children facing life-threatening illnesses, as well as their parents, need all the support and care they can get.
He added that, “This particular donation was a result of a MoveToGive campaign that took place during our 10-week Vitality Open campaign in 2018. We’re grateful to both our engaged Vitality members and also to the many Vitality Open participants who made this Dream Room a reality by donating their Vitality Open rewards to MoveToGive.”
Julia Sotirianakos, CEO of Reach for a Dream Foundation, said, “While we’re fulfil thousands of dreams for life-threatened children each year, as part of our 30th birthday we set out to create a space for kids to just be kids again and have a happy place to go to while they’re in hospital. Many of these children spend months on end in hospitals while undergoing treatment for serious conditions.”
Govender concluded by also thanking Vitality Kid’s partner, Disney South Africa, for sponsoring toys and décor to make the Dream Room at Baragwanath Hospital a colourful, delightful and stimulating space for the precious children.”
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