All for Charlotte
A FUNDRAISER for Northam girl Charlotte Patterson was held at the Northam Racecourse last Friday from 6-10.30pm.
Charlotte, 13 months, was born without the left side of her diaphragm and consequently, in-utero, all of her abdominal organs migrated up into her chest cavity, occupying the space where her left lung needed to grow.
She was also born without a left lung and a hole in her heart, which had been pushed over to the right chest wall under her right lung.
Doctors gave Charlotte a 10 per cent chance of survival at birth and had grief counsellors ready to support her family as they felt sure the baby girl would not survive.
The community came together in support at the fundraiser with at least 200 people in attendance.
The night raised $14,500 with a further $2000 expected to be collected from bar sales.
The money will go towards purchasing a car that is suitable for a wheelchair conversion.
