Born six weeks premature, grateful Hazel donated 50th birthday cash to unit that saved her
A 50th birthday milestone for Moffat ’s Hazel Porteous has resulted in an amazing £1,220 being gifted to the region’s neonatal unit as a thank you for helping save her life.
So she asked friends and family attending her summer birthday party in Moffat Town Hall to give donations for the neonatal unit at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary instead of presents. The big-hearted lady, who has “everything I want,” said: “I was two pounds seven ounces when I was born, but things have advanced so much – you see premature babies born now that are even tinier than me.
“So I decided to ask for donations to the unit and was amazed at how much everyone gave. Thank you so much.”
Children Moffat Dumfries & Galloway NHS Dumfries & Galloway
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