Hopes charity appeal will transform lives like Ellie

It’s a bright and breezy name for a fundraising campaign, but the deeper message behind Temple St Children’s Hospital Lemonade & Lollipops appeal is that your generosity can help transform little lives like Ellie Phillips.

Born with a soft cleft palate, her condition wasn’t picked up until she was due to leave South Tipperary General Hospital with her mother Jessica three days after her birth.

“She had no suction so she wasn’t drinking. We were preparing to go home when a doctor noticed a hole at the back of her throat. I was terrified,” Jessica said.