Birmingham woman raises money for the ward that treated her husband

Birmingham woman Liz Whitworth has raised £2,000 for patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham by running the Birmingham International Marathon in memory of her husband Kieran who was treated at the hospital.

Liz recently returned to the hospital to present the staff on Ward 623 with special Dyson fans that have been purchased with the money that she raised thanks to her superb running efforts.

Liz said: “I promised Kieran that when he was better again we would run a half marathon together. After he died I wanted to keep that promise and thanks to some inspiration from a friend I decided to run the full marathon.

“I wanted to give something back to Ward 623 at the hospital which is where Kieran received most of his treatment. He never liked being in hospital but he loved being with the staff on the ward. They laughed with him, joked and teased him and they made sure I was ok, they were our angels."

Fundraising Officer at QEHB Charity, Sophie Carroll, said: “Thanks go to Liz for the amazing fundraising that she has done in memory of her husband Kieran. The money that she has raised has enabled the Charity to buy the ward four special fans that will help to keep patients comfortable during the warmer months.

“It is touching that Liz wanted to give something back to the ward that looked after Kieran and thanks to her hard work and the generous donations that she received, patients on the ward will be more comfortable in the future.”

Liz is pictured above presenting the fans to Babongile Ncube and sister Margaret Kowalczyk from Ward 623.