FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER, 2020

Photograph attached: Claire and Andy Stewart with donations for Tayside Children’s Hospital.

Donation to Tayside Children’s Hospital in memory of Ruby Stewart

The parents of six-year-old Ruby Stewart, who passed away in January from cancer, have donated a range of items in her memory for Tayside Children’s Hospital.

Claire and Andy Stewart donated gift bags for children who have cancer and are admitted for emergency treatment. Prior to this, they raised money to buy furniture and equipment for a side room used by children and young people who are admitted to the ward for longer periods of time.

Ruby had a rare form of cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. Before she passed away, she was raising funds for research into the condition.  Ruby and her parents set up a fund called Super Ruby's Rhabdo Raiser and her parents are continuing their fundraising.

Accepting the donation, paediatric oncology nurse specialist, Marie Christie said, “Thank you to Claire and Andy for their very kind donation.

“Ruby was an exceptional little girl. Throughout her illness, she was courageous and inspirational. She brightened the lives of everyone who met her with her sunny disposition and mischievous curiosity. It is clear that her kind and caring nature was inherited from her parents who continue to demonstrate their concern for others in this positive way.”

Contact:

Lyndsey Daun

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 424138