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Patient and supporter profiles
Keith
What’s your connection to Moorfields?
My son is now 34, and he has been a patient at
Moorfields since he was four weeks old.
He’s had so many operations I have lost count
- but thanks to the first-class treatment he’s
received from the amazing teams of doctors,
nurses and other staff at Moorfields, my son
has retained a good amount of vision and has
not gone blind like me.
My two wonderful granddaughters are now
also seen by the same team - and are thankfully
doing very well too.
What does Moorfields mean to you?
Moorfields means peace of mind. Being a
patient at Moorfields means
that you have the top experts
on your side, all doing their
very best to protect your
vision as best they can.
Why is it so important to
you for the charity to be
investing in research?
I know what it means to
lose your sight. The charity’s
funding of research means
that new treatments can be developed, which
should mean that more patients can retain
more of their sight for longer - both here in the
UK and throughout the rest of the world too.
Keith turned his passion for running into a new challenge by running the Great North Run for
the charity. He completed the half marathon running untethered from his guide, relying only
on sound and his faith in his guide to steer him through.
Alex and family
What’s your connection to Moorfields?
been equally as impactful.
Our son, Alex, was referred to Moorfields
We will all be forever grateful
when he was 18-months old and we have been
- Alex would not be the
under Moorfields’ fantastic care since. Alex
wonderful little boy he is today
was initially diagnosed with nearsightedness,
without them!
but we then found out he had been born with
Why is it so important for
a rare eye condition for which he has been
the charity to be investing
wearing eye patches for over two years now.
in research?
What does Moorfields mean to you?
Moorfields represents hope for
It is difficult to express in so few words.
many of its patients and has
Moorfields has become part of Alex’s life and
a clear vision for improving
indeed our own. I suspect they underestimate
quality of life for those with eye conditions.
the impact they have had on all our lives.
Providing resources for its world-class staff to
The quality of professional care has been
accelerate this, particularly for young children, is
outstanding but the patient experience has
critical - and a mission we can all stand behind.
Alex is taking part in the Kids Great Manchester Run and has raised £2,997 for the charity
to say thank you for the care he’s had at Moorfields, and “to help other children with
poorly eyes”.
