Lisa Storey

Chairperson of Altnagelvin Parents Group. A Liver Transplant Mum & living donor. Passionate about early intervention across all sectors & Organ Donation.

[Lisa Storey @Lisa5torey]

Sat by his hospital bed more times than we can count, had more surgeries than we want to remember. Told that without his transplant he wouldn’t survive past the age of 2.

Today he started Nursery school!

How can we not support organ donation!
#organdonation #livelifegivelife

[Western Trust @WesternHSCTrust]

🧸🏥@AltnagelvinPG, @UlsterUni Child Health Society and our Health Improvement & Equality Involvement Team are delighted to announce our 2026 Teddy Bear Hospital 🩺🐻

Help little ones feel braver, safer and more confident, one teddy at a time 🧸💙

Register now 👇

[Western Trust @WesternHSCTrust]

Our Children’s Short Breaks Unit, Butterfly Lodge hosted a Santa event on Wednesday 3 December with children and their families meeting Santa and enjoy some arts and crafts with staff

Thank you to @AltnagelvinPG for supporting this event.

#WTChristmas ☃

[Lisa Storey @Lisa5torey]

@DerryHalloween

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

🎃The Halloween house located at Woodburn Park has chosen us as their charity for Halloween.

The owner also Known as ‘Jack in the Box,’ transforms his house… pulls out all the stops each year.

It can be experienced until Halloween night. Donations can be made at the house 👻

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

Our Halloween display is up outside the Childrens wards.

We encourage everyone to take photos at the balloon arch & send them through either in the comments or private message.

We hope they bring a bit of fun for those who are in hospital during this time 🎃 @WesternHSCTrust

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

We are proud of all our runners in the 2025 waterside Half Marathon. You all did fantastic!

A special mention to one of our relay teams for coming 3rd overall! 💚

#youdidit #watersidehalfmarathon #altnagelvinparents
@WesternHSCTrust

[Lisa Storey @Lisa5torey]

The telepathy tapes! Loving this podcast!

If you have a child with autism or work with children who have with autism or are non-speaking. Highly recommend listening.

[The Telepathy Tapes @TelepathyTapes]

Through cutting edge science and unprecedented access to non-speakers with autism and – this groundbreaking new podcast challenges everything we know about the consciousness and the human mind. https://t.co/DflpHRfATl

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

Our annual Afternoon Tea on Sat 28th June.

This event was attended by parents who have children with lifelong medical conditions, a guest of their choice, as well as some of the team from the Children’s wards. It was a lovely afternoon, time for everyone to relax and meet

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

💚 Happy Father’s Day 💚

Altnagelvin Parents Group delivered cupcakes for all the Daddys and Father figures who have children on the childrens ward this weekend, to enjoy a little treat on us.

@WesternHSCTrust

[Mental Health Champion for NI @MHC_NI]

MHC @profsiobhanon speaking this morning at @WesternHSCTrust for their Infant Mental Health Conference - ‘Who is Holding Baby?’

A great morning discussing the support needed for the person caring for a child & highlight the cost effectiveness of investing in infant MH

[Western Trust @WesternHSCTrust]

Congrats to Jacqui Lundy, Community children’s nurse, who has been named the @PatientClient Choice Award Winner at the @RCN_NI #NINoY25 tonight & Ashley Ferguson, Health visitor, on her joint Runner-up Award in the @publichealthni Award. 👏

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

International nurses day 12th May – the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale

We treated the team on wards 6&16 to a breakfast buffet to say thank you for all that they do.

💚
@WesternHSCTrust

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

Delighted to introduce you to our new ‘Chatty Bench’

The plaque is engraved with the line “One Day at a Time”. We hope this will act as a positive talking point and encourage parents and carers to spark up conversations with other parents and carers.
@WesternHSCTrust

[Western Trust @WesternHSCTrust]

We worked in partnership with @UlsterUni School of Medicine’s Child Health Society & @AltnagelvinPG at a recent Teddy Bear Hospital for children living with medical conditions to demystify clinical environments in a safe & playful way

#MakingADifference

https://t.co/dn4wzOd1qJ

[UTV Live News @UTVNews]

Watch: 'Teddy Bear Hospital' helping make healthcare feel friendlier for children
https://t.co/N37echp85R

[Lisa Storey @Lisa5torey]

@AltnagelvinPG @WesternHSCTrust @UlsterUni

[UTV Live News @UTVNews]

Watch: 'Teddy Bear Hospital' helping make healthcare feel friendlier for children
https://t.co/N37echp85R

[Lisa Storey @Lisa5torey]

💚 🧸 loved this event!

Organised in partnership with @AltnagelvinPG, @WesternHSCTrust , HIEI Dept and @UlsterUni child health society.

💚 funded by altnagelvin parents group

[BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI]

At a mock-up hospital, sick children can take their teddy bears for X-rays and other procedures in an attempt to make the kids feel more comfortable in medical settings. https://t.co/FSgappoC5P

[Lisa Storey @Lisa5torey]

An amazing early intervention project

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

It has been our pleasure to work in partnership with Ulster University Child Health Society and the WHSCT Health Improvement Equality and Involvement Department to co-design this year’s Teddy Bear Hospital.
@WesternHSCTrust @UlsterUni

[Parent-Infant Foundation @ParentInfantFdn]

📢#IMHAW2025 Theme launched! 🧵1/3
This year's Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (9th-15th June) will be asking, Who is holding the baby?
#IMHAW2025 will shine a light on the gaps in services that support vulnerable babies & their families.
Details👉https://t.co/jrv7KLq0d2

[Lisa Storey @Lisa5torey]

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[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

Rare Disease Awareness Day takes place annually on 28th February (or 29th February if it’s a leap year)

We would like to introduce you to some of our superheroes from Altnagelvin patents Group & their rare conditions.

With most rare conditions there is a lack of scientific

[Altnagelvin Parents Group @AltnagelvinPG]

On Valentine’s Day we brought together Altnagelvin Cardiology Parents to help us celebrate.

Together we met at the Train Station for some face-painting and balloon modelling, we went on the train & had a beautiful lunch at Castle Rock Golf Club.

We would like to thank all the