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How did we do?
A thank you
to our donors
Our generous donors help us
provide the best care possible
through world-class treatment and
research at King’s, and what we do
would not be possible without them.
From funding world-leading research to prevent
neonatal deaths, to investigating a cure for rare brain
tumours, their generosity funds excellence. Here is a
snapshot of the work they make possible.
Bill Griffiths
In 2021, Bill Griffiths donated £5,000 to buy toys and
comfort items for children on the King’s hepatology
ward. He then donated another £5,000 sum in 2022 to
the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) stroke
unit after his wife had a stroke and her life was saved
there. The donation was a thank you to the PRUH
staff for taking such good care of her. His generous
contribution funded a staff room on the stroke unit.
Bill has recently made another £5,000 donation to
fund ground-breaking liver research at King’s, after
he himself received life-saving care there. A retired
detective, Bill was stabbed in the neck while making
an arrest in 1973 and almost died after losing 3 litres
of blood and needing a transfusion. Two decades
later, he found out he had contracted Hepatitis C,
which led to life-threatening liver damage. Since
then, he’s received impeccable care at the Denmark
Hill Hepatology Department. We are so grateful Bill
decided to give back. Thank you for your generosity!
Pictured above: Alex Eades and her son Miles
Alex and Miles Eades
After the heartbreaking loss of her daughter Charlotte at
just 19-years-old to Glioblastoma, a rare form of brain
cancer, Alex Eades and her son Miles (pictured above)
chose to honour Charlotte’s memory by turning their
grief into a force for good.
Driven by the need to improve outcomes for patients
with this rare form of brain tumour, Alex and Miles
partnered with King’s College Hospital to establish
Charlotte’s BAG – a Charity in Charlotte’s name dedicated
to advancing research into Glioblastoma. ‘BAG’ stands
for Battle Against Glioblastoma. So far, Charlotte’s BAG
has raised over £300,000 for research into Glioblastoma
at King’s, where Charlotte was cared for.
Alex explains: “We decided to work directly with King’s so
that when we raised funds, we would know exactly how
they are being spent. Charlotte kept a YouTube channel
documenting her experience and it’s the reason so many
people find us and want to donate. It’s also why we don’t
need to spend any money on marketing, meaning every
penny goes into research.”
The funds raised by Charlotte’s BAG are currently being
used for scientific research, based at Charlotte’s Lab
in the neuropathology department at King’s College
Hospital. The research carried out will result in the faster
diagnosis of brain tumours, leading to better outcomes
that could be transformative to patients.
Bill Griffiths,
pictured here,
has donated over
£15,000 to King’s
College Hospital
Charity over the
past five years
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Once the donations are received by Charlotte’s BAG,
these are then transferred to King’s College Hospital
Charity for careful stewardship. The Grants and Finance
teams work with the Trust research team to support with
the administration of the grants and procurement of
vital research equipment and consumables to enable the
research to progress smoothly.
