Blog | Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity

Peter's story - "This is for all the people who have made it possible for me to get here"

For Organ Donation Week, Peter shares his transplant story. From double lung transplant to winning gold at the Transplant Games Read more

Lindsay's story - 'Without my donor and the generosity of his family I could never had done any of this.'

This Organ Donation Week we are celebrating some of the Harefield Athletes who won medals at the British Transplant Games. Read more

Martin's Story - "The surgical team at Harefield saved my life, and have given me a new life. I can’t thank them enough"

In 2021, Martin had open heart surgery at Harefield Hospital. In this blog he writes about his experience Read more

Sienna’s story – “Knowledge is power. Now we can take preventive steps to reduce the risk of dangerous arrhythmias occurring’’

Sienna’s mum Jody tells the story of the day that changed her family forever Read more

Lawrence’s story – “If it wasn’t for Royal Brompton, I wouldn’t have gone on to have three healthy wonderful sons”

A father-of-three who underwent open heart surgery in his mid 20s has been raising money for the hospital which saved his life Read more

Cliff’s Story – “Giving back to the hospital for the great care that I received is a real motivator for me”

Cliff talks to us about being a transplant patient at Harefield Hospital and volunteering for the Charity Read more

Eugene’s Blog – “The Journey Continues”

Eugene has written for us about his ongoing recovery and the build up to another fundraising walk for the Charity Read more

Karen’s Story – “The staff were so kind on Lind Ward. They treated you with such respect.”

Karen had suffered for two years with an undiagnosed debilitating respiratory illness. Thankfully, Royal Brompton’s specialists were able to give her a diagnosis she was looking for. Read more

Tony’s Story – “Tony was always smiling, joking and the most positive person you could ever meet”

In January, Kelly’s husband Tony sadly passed away. In this blog Kelly shares their experience of care at Royal Brompton Read more

Ruben’s Story – “If we can help just one baby or child suffering, then this will be our privilege and honour”

Charlotte Dyer & Patrick Jones only had a few months with their beautiful baby boy Ruben, before he tragically died on Wednesday 12 January. Read more

Grant's Story - “I try to make every moment count, many people aren’t as lucky as me”

As lung transplant patient Grant embarks on a 100 mile walk, he reflects on the challenges he’s overcome to get to this point Read more

Mike's story - "I woke up the next morning with a nurse standing opposite telling my wife I was fine"

In 2019, Mike had open heart surgery at Royal Brompton. In this blog, he tells us about the expert care he received Read more

Lou's story – “The care that Harefield provides is phenomenal”

In 2021, Lou discovered she had inherited heart failure. Now she is dedicated to raising awareness and funds to support other heart failure survivors. Read more

John's story - “The staff work tirelessly and they’re my heroes. Without them, I wouldn't be here”

When John was rushed to Harefield Hospital in February 2020, he was given 12 hours to live. The staff at Harefield Hospital leapt into action to save his life. Now John is sharing his story with us. Read more

Sophie’s story – “I see my ten year anniversary as an opportunity to give back”

Sophie is doing a Decade Decathlon, ten fundraising events ten years after she had a lung transplant at Harefield Hospital Read more

Vanessa’s story - "I'm very aware of what my family went through"

Vanessa tells her story of being critically ill with Covid-19 and how it has impacted her family Read more

Bill’s story – “Any increased funding for a service like this can only be welcomed”

Bill tells his story of being treated for Covid-19 and the disease’s effect on his mental health Read more

A tribute to Andrew Mackenzie, an extraordinary friend of the Charity

We were very sad to hear about the passing of Andrew Mackenzie who has fundraised over £18,000 for the hospitals Read more

Najeeb's Story - "I was proud to give back to Harefield Hospital"

This year, Najeeb completed his 'Man Cave' project to bring about change in his life and raise funds for the hospital which cared for him. Read more

Sophie's Story - "I was not afraid thanks to everyone there around me. I found the actual cath lab itself fascinating!"

Sophie's heart was treated with an ablation in Harefield Hospital's cath lab. Here she tells us about her experience. Read more

Tilman's Story - "I was in hospital for nearly 10 months, thankfully, I received a gift of a heart"

Transplant patient, Tilman is now selling honey from bees kept on Harefield Hospital's grounds. Read more

Victoria's story - "Andrew was a fun, happy, hardworking, and loyal person"

On Organ Donation Week, Victoria Turner reflects on the difficult decision her family made to donate her husband Andrew's organs. Read more

Tuen’s Story – “I know my colleagues have been working very hard, so I wanted to show my support in any way that I could”

This year 10 brave supporters went above and beyond in their support of our Charity by taking to the skies. Here, staff member Tuen, tells her Wing Walk story. Read more

Juliet's story - "Whilst we’re running, Yuebi and I will be thinking of everybody at the Brompton and how they’ve supported us"

This June, Juliet, who lives with Cystic Fibrosis, and her husband Yuebi will be running a 125 km ultra challenge. Here is her story. Read more