(by Heather Koernich , Blog Preston, 24th August, 2022)
Freemasons charity Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) was founded 21 years ago and the Preston & Chorley Group
of TLC was set up 11 years ago.
Preston and Chorley Freemasons quickly set to work with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust which manage Royal Preston and Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and teddy bears were given to the A&E departments for children who were admitted.
In 11 years, TLC has donated 40,000 teddy bears in Preston and Chorley.
Doctors and Nursing Staff are able to gift a TLC Teddy to a distressed child and it is theirs to keep and take home when treatment has been completed.
The teddy provides comfort and acts as a distraction while the medical team do their work. Sometimes the doctors and nurses use the teddy to show a child what is to be done to them.
On a recent visit…
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In 11 years, TLC has donated 40,000 teddy bears in Preston and Chorley.
Doctors and Nursing Staff are able to gift a TLC Teddy to a distressed child and it is theirs to keep and take home when treatment has been completed.
The teddy provides comfort and acts as a distraction while the medical team do their work. Sometimes the doctors and nurses use the teddy to show a child what is to be done to them.
On a recent visit…
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The teddy provides comfort and acts as a distraction while the medical team do their work. Sometimes the doctors and nurses use the teddy to show a child what is to be done to them.
On a recent visit…
read more:
