In July 2001 Sarah Grant was appointed to work as Activities Coordinator in the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at St. James’s Hospital, Leeds, her salary funded, for an initial three period, by the Laura Crane Trust.

Sarah, an accomplished artist herself, involves the young patients in many and varied art activities and projects.  They jazz up their common room walls with murals, they experience other cultures through such things as Chinese New Year and an Australian theme, they are taken, when well enough, to dine out, go to the cinema and meet the stars in theatres, they make music and videos, toss pancakes and SO much more.

Sarah has more than fulfilled her role and apart from being the ‘ideas’ person, she really befriends the patients and offers them support in as many ways as she can.

The trust has also given £6,000 (including £1,000 donated by the Ledston Ball Committee) to the ward for the purchase of recreational and educational equipment, providing such things as Play Stations and games, TVs, video and DVD recorders, films, musical instruments, art materials, books, a laptop…………

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