Meet the lady that dedicates her spare time to other people's children

Meet the lady who with 27 years under her belt, is the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s longest serving volunteer!

For almost three decades, Lisa, has selflessly donated her time to make things a little easier for sick Queensland kids and their families at the former Royal Children’s Hospital and now the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital.

Over the years, Lisa has spent her shifts playing with and entertaining hundreds of kids both in the playrooms and at their bedsides.

Now, she holds a much-coveted role as a Cuddle Carer, comforting young patients while their parents take a much-needed break.

“I really love helping out the children and their families. It’s always a pleasure to come in every week to volunteer. I’ve had a lot of amazing experiences over the years – I used to work with liver transplant kids – they were pretty special.”

For information on volunteering at the Children’s Hospital Foundation, visit www.childrens.org.au/ways-to-give/volunteer

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12 Comments

- - mom94125 said
  - 09 Oct 2017
    10:19 am
that is really lovely. she would be providing a lot of comfort to the children and their parents! what an amazing woman

- - mom94378 said
  - 08 Aug 2017
    8:54 pm
The world needs more Lisas.

- - Sarah+2 said
  - 09 Jun 2017
    7:39 pm
Well done Lisa!

- - tessie said
  - 15 May 2017
    1:03 pm
Thank you Lisa for being there for the children when they were scared and unsettled. What a wonderful person you are and with such a big heart.

- - Ellen said
  - 11 May 2017
    2:08 am
Beautiful ! An amazing woman indeed. Bless all volunteers for giving their time, devotion and energy so freely week in week out !

- - mom160421 said
  - 10 May 2017
    8:22 pm
What an angel this lady is.

- - nealsq said
  - 10 May 2017
    3:02 pm
what a privilege to work with these kids! I would lo e to do that

- - mom206279 said
  - 10 May 2017
    10:27 am
I’d love to be one of the volunteers who cuddle drug affected new borns, but none of the hospitals near me do it.

- - kell said
  - 09 May 2017
    11:14 pm
Wow she is amazing i just love her xxx

- - june11 said
  - 09 May 2017
    9:52 pm
I think Cuddle Carer is a great initiative. There is little ones whose parents who are unable to visit as often as they would like to and a few who just don’t bother
Some little ones come from country areas, their parents have other young children, live in country areas and have nobody else to care for their other children. Some have to stay in hospital for longer than would otherwise necessary before there isn’t more treatment that is needed in their country area.

- - BellaB said
  - 09 May 2017
    3:52 pm
Even a little bit of time can make a big difference.

- - mom235052 said
  - 09 May 2017
    2:47 pm
This is really wonderful and heart warming.