Bristol Great Run 2024: Two parents share why they are running for the Grand Appeal

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Stacey the charity's Events Fundraiser explains how the funds raised are used.   Lily and Luke share why they are taking part in this year's Great Bristol Run.  Lily wants to give back to the charity after they supported her son and daughter during their time at the children's hospital.  Similarly, Luke who recently became a father in January, is taking part in the 10k dressed as Gromit to thank the charity for their help after their support in the hospital when his son was born with a urine tract infection.

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00:00 The kind of things that we fund is the accommodation houses for parents who are living away from their home

00:08 and it is a home from home for them whilst their child is going through the treatment that they need to get better.

00:15 My son was in for a lymph node infection and he was given the opportunity to go and see a magician

00:29 which was provided by the Grand Appeal which was amazing.

00:33 It was a real break from the machines and medicines and things that was really nice.

00:40 My daughter has also been in the children's hospital and I just wanted to give back some way to it and help others.

00:47 I've recently become a dad for the first time in January.

00:52 I've got a little baby boy called Oscar and he was born with a urine tract infection.

00:59 So he's spent the first six years of his life, six years, six days of his life in hospital.

01:06 And now I just felt that everything that we had, the treatment, the nurses, everything like that,

01:13 even having a chat with nurses, specialist nurses to come over and just make sure he's okay,

01:18 I just wanted to say thank you.

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