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THE GOOD EGG
HELPING KIDS IN THE BUSH
2019 VOL. 2
EDITORIAL TEAM
What’s Inside
Founder and Executive
Chairman, Editor in Chief:
Paul Francis OAM
Patron:
Ray Martin AM Message from the Chairman 3
Patron’s Message 4
2019 The Great Humpty Ball for Kids in the Bush 5
Managing Editor:
Elizabeth Svoboda Two Sides of a Coin 6
5 Minutes on the Front Line 8
Editor: Baby Alistair 9
Amanda Laing Remote Life-Saving Solutions 10
Eternally Humpty 11
Editor: County to Coast Tour 2019 12
Liz MacDougall Corporates in the Community 14
Join us 2019 + 2020 15
Special thanks to our writers Balmoral Burn 20 Years in 2020 16
for donating their time:
Become a Corporate Sponsor 17
Sue Channon
Your Humpty Fundraising Guide 18
Adele Feletto
My Story 19
Dr Joshua Francis
Humpty’s Wish List
Sally Kelly
Chairman’s Wishes 22
Ray Martin AM
Humpty’s Wish List 24
Paris Therese Panetta
Humpty's Growth 30
How You Can Make a Difference 31
HUMPTY DUMPTY FOUNDATION BOARD
Paul Francis OAM
John Bevan
Kerry Chikarovski
Judy Cotton
Jane Flemming OAM
Paul Jeffery
Prof Martin Kluckow LABOUR OF LOVE
Nigel Watts A huge thank you to our writers for donating their time and expertise
to Humpty to help produce this edition of The Good Egg.
TEAM HUMPTY
Paul Francis OAM Your Privacy
Amanda Laing Personal information is collected by the Foundation to process donations,
Lara Mathews issue tax receipts and send you updates. Our Privacy Policy is available on
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Claire Reaney to receive communications from the Humpty Dumpty Foundation, please
Diane Rowe email humpty@humpty.com.au or mail Humpty Dumpty Foundation:
Stella Sung Suite 1402, Level 14, 67 Albert Avenue CHATSWOOD NSW 2067
Elizabeth Svoboda ABN 59 137 784 724 CFN 11046
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Message from the Chairman
Paul Francis OAM
Families are doing it tough in the bush, as we all know
they are. Farmers dealing with a severe drought resulting
in financial, emotional and mental issues, shops in
regional towns closing down because their customers
have no money. Sadly this is happening all over our
country. Humpty and his supporters can’t make it rain,
but we can help keep families together when the kids in
the bush suffer illness or injury.
Humpty’s priority over the next 12 months will be providing
even more medical equipment to regional hospitals so that
the likelihood of a child being transported hundreds of miles
away from their struggling family is very greatly reduced.
At this year's Great Humpty Ball in Sydney, not only will we
be celebrating 30 years of helping kids in hospital, we take
another major step towards helping the families that put
food on our plates. When it comes to the health of a child it
shouldn’t matter where you live, but sadly, if you are a child
living in the bush it certainly does.
We will be partnering with the Country Women’s Association
(Above) Paul Francis OAM and Ray Martin AM
and as many corporates, government and individuals that we
(Below) Alice Springs, NT. Photo courtesy of Ray Martin AM
can bring together. Join us, there are so many ways you can
make a difference. What is happening to families in regional
Australia is simply not fair. If you want to help please call me
at Humpty on 02 9419 2410.
Paul Francis OAM,
Founder and Executive Chairman
The CWA of NSW was formed in 1922 when country women were fighting isolation and a
lack of health facilities. Within the first year, the association was a unified, resourceful group. The
members worked tirelessly to set up baby health care centres, fund bush nurses, build and staff
maternity wards, hospitals, schools and rest homes. Nowadays the CWA is the largest women’s
organisation in Australia. Improving health care for rural, remote and regional women, children and
families remains at the heart of the organisation. Through lobbying, helping, and the creation of
networks and communities, we aim to support schemes which enhance the value of country living,
especially health and educational facilities. Some current health initiatives of the CWA of NSW are:
seeking more blood and blood products in regional hospitals, more nursing, aged care nursing,
doctors and other health staff in country areas, more services such as cancer clinics in regional
centres, awareness and action on diseases and health concerns that are particularly important for
country people such as Q fever, and access to AED machines in the community.
Danica Leys, Chief Executive Officer - Country Women’s Association of NSW
Thank you for your valued support 3
Patron’s Message
by Ray Martin AM
I grew up in the bush, living
Ray (age 4) with his sister Joyce
in thirteen different places the city. The general rule is…the smaller the town…the poorer
the medical care. When your baby or child is sick that can be
- even before I went to high a terrifying fact of life.
What the Humpty Dumpty Foundation has done so effectively,
school. It was chaotic & over the last three decades, is raise the money to buy life-
itinerant, but a real ‘Boy’s
saving medical equipment for Children’s wards in hospitals
across Australia. All up, more than seventy-five million
Own Adventure’ life. dollars from our generous supporters, which has purchased
equipment for 415 hospitals – mostly for major city health
centres, but also for tiny clinics across The Outback. There’s
I have only rich memories. After Sunday Mass, there was no question Humpty has saved countless lives.
always “… talk of stock, and crops, and drought” - as the bush
poet Father John O’Brien wrote, a century ago. So, on this thirtieth anniversary, we’ve decided to “target the
bush” at this year’s Great Humpty Ball – to focus our attention
As a four year old, on a dirt property my father was managing on regional and drought affected Australia. That’s Saturday,
in the geographic centre of NSW – a Cobb & Co coach November 16, at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney.
stop called Tottenham - I vividly remember the paddocks
‘exploding’, like a battle scene from the Western Front. It We want to see what a difference Humpty can make
was part of the comical attempt to rid Australia of the rabbit in helping to bring quality health care to parts of
plague – by blowing up burrows with dynamite and then
Australia which feel a bit forgotten and are hurting
chasing the terrified, furry pests across the countryside, trying
to beat them to death with gumtree branches. The rabbits at this time. To ease the pain & trauma, not just for
won. Of course. the sick kids but for their families as well.
The first time I went to hospital was in Tumut when I was I read a sad, yet poignant, letter the other day from a little girl
six, with a bout of pneumonia. Thanks to my bush-hardened in country Victoria named, Abbey Wishart. She’s just eight. It
parents (and my city-bred wife) it would be sixty years before was about the drought (I can’t help thinking about it).
I needed a hospital bed again. But, bush families today aren’t
“I love living on a farm”, Abbey wrote, “but it’s hard for my
so lucky. Not only do they battle ‘the worst drought on record’,
family. We have no money and the water is nearly gone…
they also face the medical disadvantage of living in rural or
I wish the drought would end, but sadly it isn’t.”
regional Australia. The so-called ‘tyranny of distance’ has left
them way behind the health services we all take for granted in Well, Abbey, we’re coming to help you, darling.
4 All donations are 100% tax deductible
Saturday 16 Nov, 2019
6.00pm till late
with Your host Ray Martin AM
Humpty’s Barnyard
The Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
199 George Street
Single Ticket $295
Gold Table of 10 $2,950
Platinum Table of 10 $5,500
Black Tie with a touch of country!
To Book
Email claire.reaney@humpty.com.au,
phone 02 9419 2410 or visit
humpty.com.au/our-events/the-great-humpty-ball/
A plaque recognising your pledge will be attached to the donated equipment 5
Two Sides of a Coin
by Sue Channon
There was no school
Lauren Channon, Humpty Junior Ambassador
for Humpty’s Junior level of healthcare for their children that we city folk almost
take for granted.
Ambassador yesterday. As Jennifer’s family is one of the many thousands of farming
she has done a thousand families around the country who are being crippled financially
and emotionally by a drought that has no end in sight. She
times before, Lauren woke had been up since three in the morning and had driven over
five hours from her home town for her son's appointment. It
early and joined me for was the fifth trip they had made together in as many months,
and in her own words, that was five tanks of petrol her family
the peak hour commute to simply could not afford to buy.
Sydney Children’s Hospital. When her son requires surgery or treatment, Jennifer has
to leave her husband and two daughters at home for weeks
on end and face a difficult hospital admission far from her
It was clinic day. We both knew we would have a long wait to
network of family and friends. There was no spare money for
see her specialist in a crowded waiting room overflowing with
food from the hospital cafés and I have no doubt that Jennifer
crying, hungry children and frazzled parents.
survived those admissions living off toast and weak coffee
As we settled in and waited for our names to be called, I couldn’t from the kitchenette on her son’s hospital ward. She certainly
help but notice the young mother sitting across from me. Her didn’t have the luxury as I do of having loved ones near by to
whole body sank back into the chair with exhaustion, worry drop in some home cooked meals to keep her going.
was etched across her face and she was clearly struggling
As her son’s name was called and she carried him into the
to stop the tears welling in her eyes from falling down her
doctor, I feared the news of being told her precious little
cheeks as her young son bombarded her with questions she
boy required further surgery would be the tipping point for
had no answers for.
a young mother whose bucket was already overflowing with
Lauren and I are seasoned professionals in the pressures burdens too heavy to carry.
that build in hospital waiting rooms and know when we need
Lauren sat beside me and handed back the fifty cent piece,
to reach out and lend a helping hand. So as Lauren sat on
flipping it one last time and calling heads as it landed in the
the floor distracting the little boy with a game of heads and
palm of my hand. As I stared at the coin I couldn’t help but
tails using a shiny fifty cent piece, I listened as his mummy,
think of a coin toss twenty years earlier and how life had
Jennifer, told me an all too familiar story for so many families
turned out based purely on the flipping of a coin.
who are forced to travel vast distances to access the same
6 Join us at The
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donations are Ball.
100%To book
tax go to humpty.com.au
deductible
I was sitting in a restaurant in Cowra, newly engaged and having the rest of my family so far away and not being able to
excitedly planning my life with the man I had chosen to build hug them during their precious visits.
a family with. I was the city girl who had fallen in love with a
Whilst the last twelve years in and out of hospital have been
country boy who called Grenfell, a small farming town in the
financially crippling for my own family, I have never had to
central west of NSW, his home. As we listed all the pros and
choose between buying food for my family or filling my car
cons of life in the city versus life in the bush, Andrew grabbed
with petrol for another ten hour round trip to hospital.
a coin and only half jokingly declared heads would mean we
will follow our heads and build a life in Sydney, tails would And I have lost count of the number of times where immediate
mean we followed the kangaroo's tail all the way back to access to vital medical equipment has helped to ensure my
Grenfell. As we stared at that coin flipping through the air, I’m precious little girl receives the quality health care so important
sure neither one of us grasped the importance of the moment to her recovery.
to the family we were yet to have. Just like the coin that landed As I watched Jennifer walk away from the doctor yesterday,
in my hand yesterday, the coin landed heads up and we went the look on her face told me her little boy's hospital journey
on to build a loving home and life in Sydney for a family that was far from over. My heart ached for her and I reached out
eventually welcomed five precious children. to give her a reassuring hug, quietly passing the few folded
Many of you in the Humpty family know of the difficult health notes I found in my wallet into her hand. I whispered in her
journey our brave little Ambassador has had. She was born ear that they should buy themselves a nice lunch and let this
with a significant congenital deformity and we almost lost tank of petrol be on me. As she looked at me, her simple
her to medical complications on the day she was born. It tear-filled thank you wasn’t said out of gratitude for the money,
was vital medical equipment that kept her alive as she was but rather said because I think she genuinely appreciated
transferred to a neonatal intensive care unit for life saving the understanding and compassion one mother showed to
surgery when she was only three days old. Lauren’s condition another.
was not diagnosed in utero, so if that coin my husband flipped The Humpty family has a long history of helping sick children
through the air years before had landed tails up, she would and their families. This year marks the 30th anniversary of The
have been delivered in a regional hospital, ill equipped to care Great Humpty Ball. As we gather together in the Four Seasons
for a tiny baby so critically ill. Hotel Sydney on the 16th of November, we will do so with
Over the last twelve years Lauren has endured a heartbreaking our struggling country cousins in the bush very much in our
number of operations. Many of her hospital admissions have hearts. We can’t fill the skies with the drops of rain farmers
lasted months at a time and on top of the 131 operations she on the land are so desperate to hear, but there is much we
has already faced, we have travelled to hospital for literally can do to show our compassion and commitment to rural and
hundreds of appointments and treatments. As I am writing remote Australians.
this my eyes are filling with tears at the thought of our journey We can ensure their children receive the best chance of timely,
if I was a mother like Jennifer, trying to care for my sick child in comprehensive and quality health care through the provision
the drought stricken bush. of much needed medical equipment.
It rips at my heart to be away from my other children every We can keep families together by enabling doctors to have the
time I need to take Lauren to hospital. Their regular visits to equipment required to treat children in rural hospitals and
the hospital are what keep all of us going. I cannot imagine minimising transfers to city hospitals so far from home.
We can let the dedicated health professionals who treat
our most remote Australians know they have the resources
available to do the jobs they are trained to do within the
communities they call home.
Please consider joining us at this year's Great Humpty Ball.
Each year it is a thoroughly enjoyable night out, but this
year will be even more special as we do all we can to help
families in the heart of this country, just like my new friend
Jennifer’s family.
To make a donation to help keep families
together in times of crisis, visit humpty.com.au
Thank you for your support 7
5 Minutes
on the
Front Line
Olivia Tierney
District Midwifery Manager, Mid North Coast Local
Health District, NSW
Have you always been interested in working in
healthcare? Absolutely! I always wanted to work in
healthcare. Once I started nursing I then made a very quick
decision that I would become a midwife and work with
women, newborns and their families.
How does Humpty help you to do your job? The crucial
and important items of equipment we have been able to
access, because of Humpty and its kind donors, have made
an enormous difference.
How does Humpty help the families in your care? The
donated equipment might have different uses, but the
objective is always the same – to ensure mum and bub can
return home to their loved ones as soon as they are able to.
Helen Scales
Midwife, Northeast Health Wangaratta, VIC
ave you always been interested in working in
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healthcare? Yes – My mother was a Midwife & I grew up
listening to stories about the babies she had brought in to
the world.
ow does Humpty help you to do your job? By providing
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the vital pieces of equipment NHW needed, our working day
is less stressful and we’re able to provide the best possible
care for vulnerable babies.
How has Humpty changed children’s lives? Almost
every baby born at NHW uses the equipment donated...
Shayla Franz
Last financial year we birthed 677 babies & we couldn’t Clinical Nurse Manager, Emergency Department,
have done this to the ability that we did without Humpty WA Country Health Service Kununurra
Dumpty’s support.
How does Humpty help you to do your job? Humpty has
provided us with the latest observation machines which have
increased sensitivities for oxygen saturation monitoring and
this assists us to get vital sign measurements for a paediatric
patient quicker than most other equipment.
How does Humpty help the families in your care? By
providing us with vital equipment so that we can provide
quality care to our patients.
What more can Humpty do? Humpty has already donated
numerous pieces of vital equipment to us and if this can
continue that would be amazing!
8 All donations are 100% tax deductible
Baby Alistair
by Sally Kelly
Alistair with father, Martin.
In May 2016, nine months
after having our first child,
Samuel, I was diagnosed
(Bottom left) Alistair and mother, Sally.
with a triple negative (Bottom right) Alistair with big brother Samuel.
advanced breast cancer. exhausted. Alistair had some of the worst lungs the Darwin
NICU had ever seen and is lucky to be alive thanks to the
I had mistaken the lump in my left breast for a blocked milk equipment donated by Humpty.
duct/scar tissue and left it longer than I should have. Needless
to say, after a mastectomy, horrendous chemotherapy and It was a dark time on so many fronts, but little “Ali-bear”, as
radiotherapy, I had some reservations about having a second we affectionately call him, kept putting up the good fight and
child. meeting his milestones. When it was good, it was so very good
but when it was bad, it was quite possibly the end. My mother
We waited 18 months after my chemotherapy before trying told me very early on that this was going to be 3 steps forward
for more children. Surprisingly, I fell pregnant immediately 2 steps back for a very long time so try to get used to that.
but after 8 weeks I suffered a miscarriage. We were quite Never were truer words spoken as we saw out over 150 days
determined about a play friend for Samuel and when we fell across 4 different hospitals between the NT and SA.
pregnant again, we were thrilled to successfully pass the first
trimester. One of the highlights of our time in the NICU was an inspiring
visit from Ray Martin, who was in town for The Great Humpty
I had grown up as a child going in and out of the Neonatal Ball, Darwin. My husband and I had been to the Ball in 2017 so
Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Royal Darwin Hospital. My mum we were aware of the amazing work of Humpty.
had worked in the NICU there for 35 years. My mother’s
knowledge and expertise was about to come to the forefront What continually inspired us was the loving, diligent
when, at the start of week 26, I suffered a spontaneous
and expert care Alistair was receiving from the
membrane tear. For the 3 days that followed, the health of
medical staff. We have a newfound appreciation of
our baby was up and down. We had to take it hour by hour.
Things became clear when our physician said, "Sally you will the equipment that the Humpty Dumpty Foundation
not be leaving hospital without having this baby". sources and supplies. We are very grateful to the
Alistair was born at 26 weeks and 3 days on 17 January 2019 donors and the work of Humpty, especially Ray
weighing 975grams. During his first week he dropped down Martin.
to 800grams and he could have been excused for having
Alistair continues to thrive at nearly 6kg now but is still on
chameleon genes as his colour changed day to day with blood
oxygen with a feeding tube. Samuel has his play friend and we
transfusions and various organ issues coming to play.
have a very settled and routine life again. We are so lucky to
Being in the NICU in the first weeks was surreal. Our entire have had world class care in Darwin and Adelaide and cannot
focus was willing Alistair to keep going and trying to forget put into words our sincere gratitude to the donors of the
all the tubes, sounds, and treatments that were upsetting equipment provided by Humpty that helped to save his life.
him. Sometimes he couldn’t even motion to cry, he was that
To make a donation, please visit humpty.com.au 9
tablet or phone you can hold in your hand, connected to an
echo probe that can travel anywhere.
The beauty of this technology is in its simplicity. And the right
hands for this machine to be in? Specialists from the Northern
Territory have been working with remote doctors, nurses
and Aboriginal Health Practitioners, to deliver brief, intensive
training, so that these community-based clinicians have the
capacity to find rheumatic heart disease by doing echos on
children in the clinics and schools where they work. With the
Humpty Dumpty Foundation's donation of 6 handheld echo
machines, more than 5,000 children in the Northern Territory
and Timor-Leste have been scanned already. More than 100
Remote have been diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease for the
first time and have started on life-saving penicillin injections
as a direct result.
Life-Saving The impact is undeniable: on the children with rheumatic
heart disease, whose lives are changed forever because of
Solutions
the treatment they will receive; on the communities, now
galvanised for ongoing action to combat the scourge of
rheumatic heart disease; on the clinicians, whose new skills
by Dr Joshua Francis are a source of pride, and hope.
“I was proud, doing this,” said one Aboriginal Health
Paediatric and Senior Research Fellow, Royal Darwin Hospital and
Menzies School of Health Research
Practitioner. “To have one of their own countrymen
doing the scan for them.” It is not just an incremental
Children in remote step; it is a change in paradigm.
communities in Australia’s
And a change in paradigm is needed. In the face of
unprecedented burden of disease, the imperative to tackle
tropical North have some rheumatic heart disease at the community level has never
been greater. Humpty’s commitment to supporting more
of the highest rates of communities to have access to the equipment is what makes
this kind of active case finding and treatment possible.
rheumatic heart disease in
the world.
Many end up needing open heart surgery, and some do not
survive. It’s a modern day, Australian tragedy. One that we
share with our neighbours, including Timor-Leste, where
limited access to heart surgery means that children simply do
not make it to the highly specialised services that are so near,
yet so far.
But what if there was a solution to this problem that you could
pick up in your hand, and take with you to the remotest of
outstations? A piece of equipment that, in the right hands,
could be used to diagnose rheumatic heart disease in its
early stages, enabling children to access simple, life-saving
antibiotic treatment in their own communities, preventing
them from ever needing open heart surgery at all.
The Philips Lumify echo machine can do just that. With
amazing clarity, images of the heart come alive on the screen,
showing the movement of blood and revealing the earliest of
signs of rheumatic heart disease. Those images display on a
10 To view Humpty’s Wish are
All donations List,100%
please refer
tax to page 20
deductibleEternally Humpty has been established for a special group
of like-minded people who have pledged a bequest to the
Humpty Dumpty Foundation in their Will.
A bequest is a gift from your estate of any amount and in various forms that will help to sustain and strengthen
the Humpty Dumpty Foundation’s ability to make a difference to sick and injured children around Australia.
Humpty Dumpty Foundation does not receive any form of regular government funding
and solely relies on the generous support of the community to continue its work.
Humpty Dumpty Foundation would be honoured to be included in
your Will and carry your legacy for many years to come.
For more information please call Elizabeth Svoboda on 02 9419 2410 or
email her at Elizabeth.Svoboda@humpty.com.au
The Foundation's Board have decided to purchase a
Lorna’s
significant piece of equipment for every State and Territory
in Australia so that Lorna and her family’s legacy will be
carried on for years to come in hospitals across Australia.
Legacy The program to purchase equipment has already begun
with the first piece finalised for The Children's Hospital at
Westmead in the form of a VN 500 Neonatal Ventilator. This
enhanced essential equipment provides state-of-the-art
ventilation therapy for the sickest of babies, who may have
Little is known to the public about the life of Lorna
been born prematurely or following surgery, and need
Blackwood, but what some of her friends and
help to breathe. This ventilator has the capacity to assist
associates know is that Lorna left a legacy that will
the most fragile babies providing ultrafast high frequency
carry the name of her and her family for many years to
oscillation as well as standard conventional ventilation, to
come and make a difference to the health outcomes
aid in recovery. It is a vital piece of life-saving equipment.
of Australian children.
The team at Humpty with the Foundations's medical
Lorna Kathleen Blackwood (1923 – 2016) was born in subcommittee are in discussions with the other States and
Christchurch, New Zealand and served as an Army Nurse Territories regarding the piece of equipment that will bear
during World War II. She was awarded a number of medals the Blackwood name in gratitude. We will provide updates
for her service which now remain at The Australian War as they occur.
Memorial in Canberra. She migrated to Australia after the
The Humpty Dumpty Foundation acknowledges this
war, where she married and raised her family.
incredible donation and will ensure that the equipment
Lorna dedicated a great deal of her time to helping others. that it procures on behalf of Lorna Blackwood will
She was especially passionate about helping sick children. be appropriately sourced and vetted by the medical
After reading the Humpty Dumpty Foundation Good Egg subcommittee approval process and finally be plaqued
Book which came in her local paper, Lorna decided to appropriately to recognize Lorna’s generous gift to the
leave a generous bequest to the Foundation. children of Australia.Country
By Adele Feletto
to Coast Tour 2019
(Below left) Rex and Jack Cambridge with their mother, Catherine.
(Below right) Rex and Jack on the first day of Year 7.
Since 2010, a group of
passionate and dedicated
bicycle riders have banded
together to make a
difference to hospitals in the
bush across the Australian
Capital Territory and New
South Wales. Immediately, Ethan was in a humidicrib surrounded by a bank
of UV lights that reduce the toxins until his liver function kicked
And again, this year, C3 Cyclists will jump on their bikes to
in – with severe jaundice, Andrew and his wife were advised
raise money for Humpty, to this time help Tamworth Rural
there was a very real possibility of a medivac chopper to The
Referral Hospital and John Hunter Children’s Hospital.
Children’s Hospital at Westmead if Ethan’s levels didn’t drop
and risks of hearing loss, liver damage to name just a few.
One of these riders is Andrew Abel and he knows
all too well why hospitals in the bush need medical Ethan’s blood was tested at three-hour intervals and whilst
his second and third tests showed a lowering, they were still
equipment.
way too high. Fortunately, at his fourth reading, the levels had
Shortly after Andrew’s son Ethan, now 12, was born at dropped significantly until they were reduced completely. For
Bathurst Base Hospital his diagnosed jaundice didn’t seem to several days, little Ethan was in a humidicrib, “an unbearable
be improving – in fact, it appeared to be getting worse. Prior experience for any parent”. Due to his improvement, Ethan
to his discharge, Ethan underwent a number of blood tests was never transferred and was taken home with no lasting
and it was discovered that his bilirubin count was higher than effects of his medical emergency.
normal and toxins in his blood were poisoning his little body.
12 humpty.com.au(Left, above and below) C3 Cyclists
Andrew isn’t the only C3 Cyclist to know the importance of a donated 26 pieces of medical equipment valued at $190,940
well-equipped hospital – fellow rider, David Cambridge’s twin to over 10 hospitals plus further donations. This year, they will
boys Rex and Jack were dependent on medical equipment add to that with a fundraising goal of $75,000.
donated by Humpty.
In his 13 short years, Jack has undergone a number
of complex heart surgeries including open heart
surgeries which were undertaken at birth, at 12
months of age and just before his fifth birthday.
When the pair were born Rex was kept in the NICU at The
Children’s Hospital at Westmead whilst Jack was transferred
to the Grace Ward where he was attended to by Professor
Nadia Badawi’s team for around two months. When he was
well enough, he was transferred to the NICU at Royal North
Shore Hospital and was under the care of Professor Martin
Kluckow, until he was able to be taken home some weeks
later.
In May 2006, Rex and Jack along with their family joined
Humpty for their first Balmoral Burn and this year the pair
took part on their own with their school team.
“Rex and especially Jack are testimony to the
wonderful work and generosity of Humpty
supporters. We are so grateful and honoured that
we’re able to give back to Humpty”.
And this is why since 2013, C3 Cyclists from Bathurst,
Newcastle, Sydney and across the Queensland border get
together each year to ride for Humpty. Together they have
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By partnering with Humpty you can actively support
the communities in which your staff live and make a DONOR:
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By fundraising for Humpty you are ensuring that sick children have a fighting chance by
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VIC on August 30th, 2019. They raised $19,000 on the
evening with all proceeds going towards purchasing Above: MJs Born to Be Alive 70’s Disco Dancers
children’s medical equipment at Latrobe Regional and Nurses from Latrobe Regional Hospital with
Hospital and Bass Coast Health. Thank you Good Eggs! their newly donated Airvo 2 Humidifiers.
For more information, please visit humpty.com.auMy Story
by Paris Therese Panetta Left: Paris, aged 15 Top: Paris, aged 28 weeks in the NICU
Bottom: Paris at the 2019 Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn
Hi, my name is Paris Panetta In early April 2019, I had the honour of meeting and
interviewing my Neonatologist, Professor Martin Kluckow,
and I was a premature baby, after 15 years. From this interview I gained so much knowledge
about premature babies, and the major role that humidicribs
born at 28 weeks’ gestation play in assisting with their survival in early stages of their lives.
and weighing 410 grams. As part of my fundraising efforts, I participated in the Balmoral
Burn event in May where I met Ray Martin and Phil Kearns.
At the time in 2003, I was the 2nd smallest baby born in I am grateful for the support from my Neonatologist, Professor
Australia and 5th in the world. My chance of survival was less Martin Kluckow and his staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care
than 30% and without the assistance of a humidicrib, I would Unit at Royal North Shore Hospital, and the Humpty Dumpty
not be here today. Foundation for their support and sharing their knowledge
with me. I would like to thank all the families that donated
In order to give back to the hospital for saving my life to help me achieve my goal, your support overwhelmed me.
15 years ago, I created a short documentary raising
In order to achieve my goal, it would be greatly
awareness on the importance and development of
appreciated if you could please spread the word
humidicribs for premature babies.
by sharing my page and video with your family and
My intention was to educate people and raise $26,000 to friends.
purchase a humidicrib for a hospital in need, in regional
Australia. This is my way of helping another premature Thank you in advance for your generosity, you have no idea
baby and their family for any chance of survival. Having how much it means to me to have your support.
this equipment available especially in regional areas is Respectfully,
fundamental to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
So far, I have raised a total of $15,073, and I am determined
Paris Therese Panetta
to continue and reach my goal which is $26,000. If
you’d like to help me, please go to my fundraising page
humptydumptyfoundation.everydayhero.com/au/paris-
panetta.
Help Paris
A plaque recognising reach
your herwill
pledge goal,
bemake a donation
attached today equipment
to the donated 19YOU ARE THE heart OF HUMPTY
Humpty’s Wish List
‘Humpty’s Wish List’ is one of the charity’s For Humpty’s corporate supporters, this unique
breakthrough fundraising methods, creating very model provides them with the opportunity to identify
tangible outcomes. The Wish List contains pieces locations across Australia where they may have a
of children’s medical equipment that have been footprint to support the local hospital, the community
specifically requested by hospitals to meet an and their staff.
immediate need.
What makes the process unique and truly special, is
having the opportunity to view the donated equipment,
Generous donors can select equipment for a hospital
meet with medical professionals, and on occasion the
of their choice, and one that meets their allocated
families and children that have benefited.
budget.
All donations and medical equipment pledges are 100%
Each donated item is purchased directly by the
tax deductible, and make a significant and immediate
Foundation and delivered to the nominated hospital.
difference to the health and well being of hundreds of
Acknowledgment plaques are affixed to the equipment
thousands of children across Australia.
recognising the generous support of the donor.
1 A hospital or health service centre identifies a high-priority medical need where
equipment can dramatically change or save the lives of sick and injured children. They
reach out to Humpty for a helping hand.
2 Submissions are rigorously assessed by Humpty’s Medical Sub Committee,
with representatives from NSW Health, Senior Medical Specialists and a former
NSW government official.
3 Approved items are added to Humpty’s Wish List and published
online and at events in the hope a Good Egg will be able to help.
4 Humpty orders all donated equipment
for delivery directly to the hospitals.
5
A donor plaque is affixed to the equipment
recognising the generous support of the Good
Egg. Donor tours can be arranged on request.
I f you would like to grant some of the very special wishes
that follow, please contact Humpty on 02 9419 2410Chairman’s Wishes
"In consultation with Professor Martin Kluckow, Chair of our medical subcommittee, we
have selected these pieces of equipment as absolute priorities for the hospitals which have
requested them. They will really make a huge difference to babies and children."
Paul Francis OAM
Founder & Executive Chairman
CHAIRMAN’S WISH 1
CONNEX VITAL SIGNS MONITOR: $6,200 EACH 11 NEEDED
Canterbury Hospital, Paediatrics, NSW (1); Cootamundra Hospital, Nursing &
Midwifery, NSW (1); Goondiwindi Hospital, Maternity, QLD (1); Gundagai Multi
Purpose Service, Paediatrics, NSW (1); Halls Creek Hospital, Emergency Department,
WA (1); Longreach Hospital, Maternity, QLD (1); Narrandera Hospital, Nursing, NSW
(1); Northampton Hospital, Accident and Emergency, WA (1); Robinvale District
Health Services, Clinical Services & Urgent Care Centre, VIC (1); Royal Darwin
Hospital, Emergency Department, NT (2)
This piece of equipment allows accurate assessment of vital signs like temperature,
blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels in the paediatric setting. This monitor
will recognise deteriorating clinical conditions immediately, which allows for early
intervention which greatly reduces further health risks to the child. The Connex
Monitor is an absolutely vital piece of equipment in the ward.
CHAIRMAN’S WISH 2
PANDA NEONATAL RESUSCITAIRE UNIT:
$32,500 1 NEEDED
Derby Hospital, Maternity, WA
Derby Hospital is a remote hospital in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The Maternity Unit at times has to manage unexpected and complex deliveries with
minimal resources. The hospital’s current resuscitaires are outdated and so are
no longer able to provide the best care, and have a higher risk of failure. A new
Panda Neonatal Resuscitaire Unit would give the Maternity Unit access to the best
technology to safely resuscitate newborn babies.
CHAIRMAN’S WISH 3
ADVANCED BABYLOG VN500 NEONATAL VENTILATOR:
$70,080 1 NEEDED
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Grace Centre for Newborn Care, NSW
This enhanced essential equipment provides state-of-the-art ventilation therapy
for the sickest babies, following surgery or who may have been born prematurely,
and need help to breathe. Immature lungs and underdeveloped breathing
regulation mechanisms need extremely gentle ventilation, advanced recognition
and compensation technology. This ventilator has the capacity for a variety of
sophisticated modes – providing excellent conventional ventilation and High
Frequency Oscillation to meet the wide variety of care needs of the babies in the
Grace Centre for Newborn Care.
22 A plaque recognising
All donations
your pledge will
are be attached
100% tax deductible
to the donated equipmentCHAIRMAN’S WISH 4
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER - $62,000 TO PART FUND A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER FOR 12 MONTHS
TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE SERVICE
Humpty Dumpty Paediatric Gait Analysis Laboratory, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Walking into the Future…. Outcomes:
In 2011 when the Humpty Dumpty Paediatric Gait Analysis • 3D gait analysis provides a child with the opportunity
Laboratory opened with funds raised by Humpty supporters, to have the right treatment at the right time to improve
it was acknowledged that this service would deliver the most their ability to walk, relieve pain and improve quality of
advanced motion analysis technology in the world to assess life.
and treat children with Cerebral Palsy and other nerve and
muscle disorders. • 3D gait analysis helps to optimise a child’s mobility and
enables many to walk into adulthood.
As the only Service in NSW, and one of only a handful in
Australia, a world class 3D gait analysis service is provided for • 3D gait analysis must be performed by a highly qualified
children who have difficulty walking due to cerebral palsy or and technically competent Biomedical Engineer.
other nerve, muscle and brain disorders
More than 600 children (over 1000 visits) from across NSW
The Need for Specialist Paediatric Gait Analysis
and beyond have undergone analysis and treatment in the
Gait analysis allows sophisticated planning and monitoring of laboratory. There is no doubt that the future capabilities
treatment options for children with cerebral palsy and other of the Humpty Dumpty Paediatric Gait Analysis Laboratory
conditions, and optimises their mobility, enabling many to will continue to change the lives of many more children and
walk into adulthood. help them to reach their maximum mobility potential.
3D gait analysis is conducted prior to surgical intervention
and generates highly accurate data which is used to precisely
design surgery tailored to the needs of each individual child.
The Service assesses human movement in a quantitative If you have any questions about Humpty’s
and objective way using highly specialised computerised
equipment. It is the expertise of the Biomedical Engineer Wish List or would like to donate an item,
through analysis that helps to deliver the positive outcomes please call Humpty on 02 9419 2410.
and optimum results for the patients.
A plaque recognising
Allyour
donations
pledgeare
will100%
be attached
tax deductible
to the donated equipment 23Humpty’s Wish List
WISH 1 EZ-IO DRILL: WISH 4 NIKI T34 SYRINGE DRIVER:
$610 EACH 5 NEEDED $2,560 EACH 3 NEEDED
Berrigan War Memorial Hospital, Emergency Department, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, Immunology, NSW
NSW (1); Finley Hospital, Emergency Department, NSW (1); (1); Royal North Shore Hospital, Paediatrics, NSW (2)
Jerilderie Multi Purpose Service, Emergency Department,
NSW (1); Royal North Shore Hospital, Child and Adolescent This infusion system is used to deliver
Ward, NSW (1); Tocumwal Hospital, Emergency Department, predetermined doses of pain-relieving
NSW (1) medication to a child. It is commonly used
for post-operative pain management and
This power drill kit is an essential piece for end-stage cancer patients. This system
of resuscitation equipment used to gain ensures the child will receive the best pain
vascular access in critically ill children and management possible.
babies when intravenous access cannot be
established. The drill kit is used to place
a needle into the bone within 10 seconds, WISH 5 VITA BROSELOW PAEDIATRIC
through which life-saving medication and
fluids can then be administered. Achieving vascular access
COLOUR CODE CART: $2,630 EACH
is vital to the resuscitation process and has life-saving 2 NEEDED
consequences. Bendigo Health, Emergency Department, VIC
This cart is colour coded and organised
so that each drawer contains all the
WISH 2 RAD 5 PULSE OXIMETER:
resuscitation equipment needed for babies
$1,760 EACH 7 NEEDED and children in a specific height/weight
Barraba Multi Purpose Service, Emergency Department, range. Use of this cart allows faster, easier
NSW (1); Bellinger River District Hospital, Emergency and more accurate selection of equipment
Department, NSW (1); Deniliquin Hospital, Emergency in cases of paediatric arrest, particularly in
Department, NSW (2); Goondiwindi Hospital, Maternity, a regional hospital with limited staff.
QLD (1); Goulburn Base Hospital, Ruth Stevenson Wing
Maternity, NSW (1); Narrandera Hospital, Nursing, NSW (1)
Accurate measurement of a pulse rate, WISH 6 ASTODIA DIAPHANOSCOPE:
oxygen saturation and blood flow is essential $2,900 EACH 2 NEEDED
in assessing the current status and treatment University Hospital, Geelong, Special Care Nursery, VIC (1);
implications for paediatric patients. The Rad Werribee Mercy Hospital, Special Care Nursery, VIC (1)
5 (handheld) allows nurses to record arterial
oxygen levels accurately and efficiently and This device uses individual red and yellow
quickly track any changes. wavelengths of light to help diagnose and
find veins in patients of all sizes and with
veins of different depths. It illuminates
WISH 3 EZ-IO DRILL & EDUCATOR KIT: small blood vessels and structures filled
with air or liquid, deep under the skin’s
$1,895 EACH 5 NEEDED surface, not easily visible in pre-term
Cairns Hospital, Paediatric Ward, QLD (1); Goondiwindi babies. This allows medical staff to quickly
Hospital, Maternity, QLD (1); Longreach Hospital, Maternity, and accurately administer vital medicines without multiple
QLD (1); Sandringham Hospital, Emergency Department, VIC attempts, which is less stressful for the baby. It is particularly
(1); Sutherland Hospital, Emergency Department, NSW (1) useful on darker skin and when the veins are not visible due
This power drill kit is an essential piece to dehydration.
of resuscitation equipment used to gain
vascular access in critically ill children and
babies when intravenous access cannot be
established. The drill kit is used to place
a needle into the bone within 10 seconds,
through which life-saving medication and
fluids can then be administered. Achieving
vascular access is vital to the resuscitation process and has
life-saving consequences. The kit also comes with an EZ-IO
training model which is used for staff training and practice of
this vital procedure.
24 All donations are 100% tax deductibleWISH 7 SYRINGE DRIVER: WISH 11 MR850 HUMIDIFIER:
$2,900 EACH 2 NEEDED $4,510 EACH 2 NEEDED
St George Hospital, Emergency Department, NSW Djerriwarrh Health Service, Special Care Nursery, VIC (1);
Werribee Mercy Hospital, Special Care Nursery, VIC (1)
This essential pump assists with
administering drug flow at the correct Humidifiers keep the air babies breathe
pressure for neonatal use, which can be moist to prevent the drying out of
challenging as babies’ veins are so tiny. secretions and nasal passages. Babies
This precise measurement system reduces suffering from lung infections and chronic
human error and allows for the best bronchitis rely on humidified air and
possible care of babies and small children. oxygen to breathe restfully, and to clear
any recurring respiratory problems.
WISH 8 AIRVO 2 HUMIDIFIER:
$2,950 EACH 5 NEEDED WISH 12 JAUNDICE DETECTOR:
Austin Hospital, Ward 2 West, VIC (2); Coffs Harbour Health $4,780 EACH 9 NEEDED
Campus, Paediatric Unit, NSW (1); Hamilton Base Hospital, Colac Area Health, Maternity, VIC (1); Gippsland Southern
Emergency / Intensive Care, VIC (1); St George Hospital, Health Service, Maternity, VIC (1); Mercy Hospital For
Emergency Department, NSW (1) Women, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, VIC (2); Nepean
Hospital, Midwifery, NSW (2); Port Pirie Regional Health
Humidification is important for babies Service, Nursing, SA (1); Robinvale District Health Services,
and children suffering from respiratory Clinical Services & Urgent Care Centre, VIC (1); Westmead
problems, such as bronchitis, pneumonia Hospital, Midwifery, NSW (1)
and cystic fibrosis. Humidified air and
oxygen helps them breathe restfully and All babies are checked for jaundice
clears the chest for ongoing treatment and (yellowing of the skin) on a daily basis.
recovery. This detector is used to help clinicians
determine jaundice levels through the skin
without harming the baby. If jaundice is left
WISH 9 BROSELOW PREMIER PAEDIATRIC untreated there is a possibility of cerebral
palsy, deafness and/or brain damage.
COLOUR CODE CART: $4,320 1 NEEDED
Gundagai MPS, Emergency Department, NSW
This cart is colour coded and organised WISH 13 AIRVO 2 HUMIDIFIER WITH
so that each drawer contains all the TRANSPORT BATTERY PACK: $4,840
resuscitation equipment needed for 1 NEEDED
babies and children in a specific height/ Alice Springs Hopsital, Emergency Department, NT
weight range. Use of this cart allows faster,
easier and more accurate selection of Humidification is important for babies
equipment in cases of paediatric arrest, and children suffering from respiratory
particularly in a regional hospital with problems, such as bronchitis, pneumonia
limited staff. This Premier model also and cystic fibrosis. Humidified air and
includes three adjustable accessory panels oxygen helps them breathe restfully and
and a stabilising frame and bumper - clears the chest for ongoing treatment and
designed to be durable and easily moved recovery. This special package of the Airvo
in an emergency. 2 also contains a transport battery pack,
so that the humidifier can be used while
transporting patients in and out of the
WISH 10 RAD 7 PULSE OXIMETER: Emergency Department.
$4,440 EACH 7 NEEDED
Central Gippsland Health Service, Operating Theatre, VIC
(2); Colac Area Health, Maternity, VIC (1); Robinvale District
Health Services, Clinical Services & Urgent Care Centre,
VIC (1); Royal North Shore Hospital, Paediatrics, NSW (1);
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Paediatrics, NSW (1);
Woorabinda Hospital, Acute Care, QLD (1)
By shining a light through the baby’s finger
or toe the oximeter measures the amount
of oxygen in their capillaries. This ensures
correct and safe oxygen delivery during
highly critical times in an effort to prevent
damage to organs such as the brain, eyes
and lungs.
A plaque recognising your pledge will be attached to the donated equipment 25WISH 14 CONNEX INTEGRATED WALL WISH 17 COSYTHERM INFANT WARMING
SYSTEM: $6,200 1 NEEDED SYSTEM: $8,340 1 NEEDED
Walgett Multi Purpose Service, Specialist Clinics, NSW Sunshine Hospital Western Health, Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit, VIC
This piece of equipment allows accurate
assessment of vital signs like temperature, This system is made up of a warming
blood pressure and oxygen saturation mattress and a control unit. The control unit
levels. This monitor will recognize keeps the premature baby’s body warm,
deteriorating clinical conditions whilst decreasing the need to separate the
immediately, which allows for early baby from the parents. The special mattress
intervention which greatly reduces further electronically maintains the baby’s core
health risks to the child. Having equipment readily available temperature until its organs and systems are sufficiently
at the bedside would enable nursing staff to spend more time developed to maintain this process naturally.
with the patient. Having a device which is used for one patient
only during their stay also decreases the risk of infection, and
minimises time spent cleaning equipment between patients. WISH 18 HUMPTY’S BREATH OF LIFE:
$8,500 EACH 2 NEEDED
Djerriwarrh Health Service, Special Care Nursery, VIC (1)
WISH 15 BILILUX LED PHOTOTHERAPY Norfolk Island Health, Acute Ward/Paediatric (1)
LIGHT: $6,650 1 NEEDED This specially designed Humpty package
Westmead Hospital, Neonatology, NSW is life-saving. It includes a Neopuff Infant
Jaundice is very common in preterm Resuscitator, Low Flow Bird Blender and
infants being treated in the neonatal an MR850 Humidifier on a mobile stand.
intensive care unit. This device fits neatly ‘Humpty’s Breath of Life’ will provide
onto the roof of a humidicrib, allowing humidified air during respiratory support
continuous phototherapy (known as to a sick baby or child as well as maintain them on a safe type
“blue light”) for treatment of jaundice. of ventilation until a transfer arrives.
Premature babies often require many days of phototherapy.
In the past Westmead Hospital’s Neonatology department
used large overhead phototherapy banks of lights, but this WISH 19 BILISOFT LED PHOTOTHERAPY
resulted in more difficult viewing and access to the baby SYSTEM: $9,680 EACH 12 NEEDED
for parents. These lights provide effective treatment while Burnside War Memorial Hospital, Maternity Service, SA (1);
allowing parents the best access possible to their babies. Casey Hospital Monash Health, Special Care Nursery, VIC (2);
Goulburn Base Hospital, Ruth Stevenson Wing Maternity,
NSW (1); Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Special Care Nursery,
WISH 16 INTELLIVUE MICROSTREAM NSW (2); Nepean Hospital, Postnatal Ward, NSW (2);
MONITOR EXTENSION: $6,840 1 NEEDED Westmead Hospital, Maternity Ward, NSW (2); Wollongong
Hospital, Division of Kids and Families, NSW (2)
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Neonatal & Paediatric
ICU, NSW Jaundice, or yellowing of the skin and eyes,
occurs in approximately 50% of full-term
These units monitor expired carbon
babies and 80% of pre-term babies in their
dioxide from babies or children under
first week of life. If undetected, it can cause
ventilation to ensure they are getting
cerebral palsy, deafness and/or brain
enough oxygen. These new units attach
damage. This phototherapy system is
easily to the IntelliVue X3 patient monitor,
used to treat jaundice, with the baby wrapped in the therapy
avoiding the need for additional power
blanket and kept at the mother’s bedside.
sources and for changing patient cables when urgent
transportation to other areas of the hospital is required.
WISH 20 I-STAT HANDHELD BLOOD
ANALYSER: $11,610 1 NEEDED
Derby Hospital, Maternity, WA
The iStat Handheld Blood Analyser allows
midwives to immediately conduct cord
blood tests on newborn babies. It can
determine the need for unwell babies
to be transferred to other facilities. This
will lead to faster treatment and hence
better outcomes for babies born in Derby
Hospital.
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