Karen, centre, with colleagues and Ben Llewellyn
Nurse’s thank you for new bike A nurse has thanked generous colleagues and members of the public who helped fund a new bike after hers was stolen while she was on shift at RSH.
it and it was an inconvenience.
being able to do such a "I went in to work and mentioned wonderful, kind, amazing thing for Karen, it has restored her what had happened and Paula said she was going to reach out faith in mankind. to someone she knew in the "Without Ben, this would have been very difficult for us to cycling business. achieve alone." "It was just lovely to be
Karen Parker, a colorectal clinical nurse specialist presented with the new bike – mentioned the theft to colleague it's amazing. I was taken aback. Paula Hilditch. "Just the biggest thank you to Paula contacted her relative Ben Ben and everyone who Llewellyn, who is a mountain contributed and to Paula and my bike racer, to see if he could work colleagues. It meant such a help find Karen a new bike and, lot to me." after putting out a plea on Facebook, he raised more than Paula described Karen as a "true diamond" and said she was £1,000. only too happy to help. His friends from the cycling industry, together with staff from "Karen has been a nurse all her working life, she is so caring and the hospital and friends and compassionate," Paula said. family, donated and Karen has now been presented with a new "She is a giver and puts bike, helmet and lock. everyone and everything before herself. Karen said: “My bike has been my lifeline to get to work. Last "During the first wave of the month, it was stolen from the pandemic, she was redeployed bike shelter. I went to look for it from our team and worked on a and at first I thought I'd forgotten COVID-19 ward for many where I'd put it. months. "I was annoyed because I loved "I feel that by reaching out and
Ben, who lives near Minsterley, added: "I posted on Facebook to see if anyone could help out and asked people to donate through PayPal. "Within six to seven hours we'd raised enough for the bike – we found one worth a little over £1,000 from Cob House Country Park in Worcestershire. "They donated £200, while The Trailhead Bicycle Company in Shrewsbury donated £100 and Will Chambers, from Blazing Bikes in Church Stretton gave another £100." After the cost of the bike was covered, £130 was leftover which is being donated to Bowel Cancer UK at Karen's request.
