| Mother raises cystic fibrosis funds in memory of daughter
A MOTHER whose teenage daughter died from cystic fibrosis is backing a charity event to help you raise cash for the Post's Room to Breathe campaign. Mrs Argyle, who also has an 11-year-old son, said: "In the end, she had to go to hospital at least every two months. "I will always remember her as a lovely person to be around, with a really dry sense of humour and a cackling laugh. She said: "It's events like this that really can help make a difference, I hope people can find the time to pop going down and have some fantastic pampering while raising cash for a good cause. Work on the £6. 1 million towards the cost. The fundraising event is due to take place on March 30 and 31 at beauty therapist's Pamper and Polish, in Main Street, Bulwell. All visitors will receive 20 per cent off all nail and beauty treatments, and all proceeds will go towards the Room to Breathe campaign. Eliese, who was 17 when she died in Nottingham City Hospital, had been diagnosed with the condition when she was three months old. "We were devastated when she was first diagnosed, I didn't recognise that much about the disease until then. Sarah Cockayne, owner of the business, said: "We want to raise as much as is possible, and I hope people will turn up at the event. "We will have all kinds of deals over the two days - for example as well as offering a free child's nail polish when someone buys a 30 minute facial. It will have a gym with glass dividers so patients can exercise together without risk of cross-infection. Cystic fibrosis patients at Nottingham City Hospital currently have to wait for one of four beds to become available and are usually isolated in side rooms on wards because they are so susceptible to infection. But the new cystic fibrosis unit will be able to treat more than 250 patients a year. "She was my first child and everything was so new to us. "She had contracted swine flu the year before and I think her body just gave up in the end, she was so tired. The Post has previously reported how Eliese's dad, Eddy Argyle, 47, is wanting to hold a football tournament this summer to increase money for the Nottingham Post Room. |
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Mother raises cystic fibrosis funds in memory of daughter
