Two young brothers from Shieldhill, near Falkirk, walked for a mile a day in May 2021 to raise funds for Ward B21/22, our Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit, which cared for their grandfather after he suffered a stroke.
Jack and Stuart Hunter, aged 10 and 6 respectively, set off with a target of £100 and ended up raising more than £1,000 for the ward
Two postal workers helped save their grandfather Eddie Hunter’s life when he collapsed in his front garden, quickly calling for an ambulance and keeping him awake. After treatment Eddie was transferred from Forth Valley Royal Hospital to the Bellfield Centre in Stirling where he continues to receiving physiotherapy to aid his walking.
The boy’s mum Tyne Hunter, Eddie’s daughter-in-law, and dad Alan, who joined their sons on their daily hikes, say the challenge has also given Eddie much-need inspiration.
The walk was the brainchild of ten-year-old Jack who wanted to do something to thank the doctors and nurses for looking after his grandfather.
