Toddler with Spina Bifida Does 'Rainbow Walk' for the NHS
Daisy Briggs, a 3-year-old with spina bifida and other medical conditions, raised over £20,000 from her 'Rainbow Walk' for the UK National Health Service (NHS).
According to Daisy's Just Giving page, the sweet toddler also has a number of other ailments aside from spinal bifida: she has hydrocephalus, hip dysplasia, and talipes.
These greatly impair her movement, restricting her to walk around 25 meters at a time with a walking frame.
What's amazing about this story is that on her last 'Rainbow Walk,' Daisy was able to walk independently!
Daisy’s completed day 64 and her last rainbow walk for the NHS. She’s raised over £20,000 & she surprised us all by completing her last walk unaided! We are so proud of her. Thank you for all your support 🌈 @Jackie_News @readyeddiego @EmilyCDexter pic.twitter.com/awkPAl2cuh— daisyb_and_me (@reabriggs_) June 27, 2020
'Rainbow Walk' for the NHS
Daisy's 'Rainbow Walk' took inspiration from Captain Tom Moore's heroic fundraising for the NHS.For Daisy's initiative, however, she wore a different color of the rainbow for each day of her walk, thus the aptly named fundraising effort.
According to her family:
"The NHS have saved Daisy’s life on multiple occasions. We’d love to be able to raise some money for them as a token of our appreciation for everything they have done/do for us and our entire nation."
Daisy's family initially aimed to raise £100 for the NHS before Captain Tom's centennial birthday on April 30.
Continuing the walk, rain or shine
However, they ended up raising more funds than they could have imagined, and the walk went on for 64 days.
According to a Twitter update, Daisy has not missed a single day of her walk, rain or shine.
Daisy started her walk on April 21 and completed it on Saturday, June 27.
Her walks seemed to have paid off more than what they hoped for, because little by little, Daisy was able to walk unaided.
From her initial 25 meters a day, Daisy was able to walk around 100 meters daily, until she could walk on her own.
"I'm in awe of her," Daisy's mother shares on her Twitter.
Captain Moore's act of kindness has inspired a number of similar efforts, and three children, including Daisy, have joined in the effort to raise funds for charity despite their disabilities.
Truly, kindness ripples to become huge waves! Thank you, Daisy!
Image courtesy of @reabriggs_/Twitter
According to a Twitter update, Daisy has not missed a single day of her walk, rain or shine.
Today’s rainbow walk for the NHS 🌈💛 Its been 8 weeks now that she’s been completing this fundraiser and we’ve not missed one day (rain or shine) 🌈 https://t.co/9hkCkHZW6h @NHSCharities @NHSMillion @NHSuk @JustGiving @Mayor_Sutton @scullyp pic.twitter.com/Kz1MCSKUjp— daisyb_and_me (@reabriggs_) June 17, 2020
Daisy started her walk on April 21 and completed it on Saturday, June 27.
Her walks seemed to have paid off more than what they hoped for, because little by little, Daisy was able to walk unaided.
From her initial 25 meters a day, Daisy was able to walk around 100 meters daily, until she could walk on her own.
"I'm in awe of her," Daisy's mother shares on her Twitter.
Day 58 of Daisy’s rainbow walk for the NHS 🌈 Every day (rain or shine) she’s walked for the past 58 days. In that time she’s gone from walking approx 25 meters a day to around 100 meters a day and she’s also taken her first unaided steps 🌈💛 I’m in complete awe of her 🥰 pic.twitter.com/v9OMFSGcKz— daisyb_and_me (@reabriggs_) June 18, 2020
Captain Moore's act of kindness has inspired a number of similar efforts, and three children, including Daisy, have joined in the effort to raise funds for charity despite their disabilities.
The full piece from @BBCBreakfast that was due to be on air this morning but there wasn’t time unfortunately ❤️ What a wonderful video of 3 little hero’s (Frank, Daisy and Tobias) all inspired by @captaintommoore 🥰 @TVNaga01 @CaptainTobias9 💜 pic.twitter.com/kQuphVb65x— daisyb_and_me (@reabriggs_) June 16, 2020
Truly, kindness ripples to become huge waves! Thank you, Daisy!
Image courtesy of @reabriggs_/Twitter
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