Sponsor a Molly's Dolly
“My daughter has a molly dolly called Brave, she takes Brave to all her hospital appointments and stays and this really helps with things like blood tests and ECGs. The Molly’s Dolly has really helped with her anxiety around hospital visits.”
A large proportion of children with congenital heart disease need to have heart surgery which can be a very frightening and distressing experience for them.
CHF helps ease this experience through an initiative called Molly’s Dollies. When a young child is due to go through heart surgery their cardiac nurse or other healthcare specialist can apply for a Molly’s Dolly. Molly’s Dollies’ are rag dolls individually tailored to have the same scarring as the child post-operation. The dolls can be used by parents, nurses or play therapists to explain to a child any planned procedures or surgery. Children are encouraged to take the doll to all their hospital appointments and for any overnight stay, so the doll can “experience” the operation with them and be a source of company and reassurance.
It costs £24 to customise the doll to the child, plus postage and packing. By donating £2 per month to CHF you would help pay for one doll for a heart child after twelve months.
If you would like to sponsor a doll you can do this in several ways:
Set up a payment of £2 per month via one of the following:
By card
A card payment can be set up via Paypal, Just Giving or Virgin Money Giving, (you do not need an account with these organisations to make a payment).
By cheque
Send a cheque for £24 made payable to Children’s Heart Federation to: Suite 12, The Centre Lakes Industrial Park CM7 3RU with this form.
BACs payments
If you would like to make a payment via bank transfer contact info@chfed.org.uk or phone 0300 561 0065
