RBWH is lucky to receive support from grateful patients and former patients who want to give back to the hospital for the care they received.
Kandida Robertson, mum of former RBWH NICU patient Evelyn, has worked with her employer Turosi Food Solutions Group to raise $5,000 for the RBWH NeoRESQ team as her way of saying thank you.
Baby Evelyn was born at Caboolture Hospital in 2019 at just 23 weeks and five days old. Not long after her birth, the NeoRESQ team arrived to transport her to RBWH so she could receive the lifesaving care she needed.
Kandida says the NeoRESQ and NICU teams were amazing, taking the time to explain everything amidst the chaos and showing true care and empathy for both mum and bub.
“The compassion they showed towards Evelyn was truly comforting. I had to go back to work a few weeks after her birth, and with four other kids at home I couldn’t be with her as much as I wanted. Knowing the nurses were with her, not just doing their jobs but caring and watching over her gave me a huge sense of relief,” she said.
“I work for Turosi Food Solutions Group, an organisation where ‘giving’ is firmly embedded in our culture. Through Turosi Giving, we proudly support organisations that are assisting others in their time of need with a particular focus on children and their families. As employees we had the chance to choose what charities we would like to be included. I chose NeoRESQ and Life’s little treasures to show my gratitude towards the amazing work they do.”
“Evelyn has been doing great since she left RBWH. She came off oxygen a few months ago and has not stopped since. She is intelligent and inquisitive – you would never know she had such a difficult start to life.”
A huge thank you to Kandida for choosing to give back to RBWH, and to the amazing teams who assisted her along the way.