By Charlene Macaulay
A Hoppers Crossing mum has raised nearly $1000 for a cause close to her heart.
Bev Emmett recently threw open her home for a fundraising morning tea, raising $989 for children’s heart disease charity HeartKids, which is currently running its annual Show Your Heart Feb fundraiser.
Ms Emmett’s daughter Taylor, 13, was a HeartKids recipient when, at seven years of age, she was found to have holes in her heart and underwent surgery.
“Before that [doctors] told her she had a heart murmur and it was nothing to worry about, then one day she walked in to the room and grabbed her chest and fell to the floor,” Ms Emmett said.
“From that day onwards, our life changed.
“They’ve repaired the holes for her, and she’s a bubbly young lady who can do sport and everything else now.
“She’s also joined the CFA. Before [the surgery], she wouldn’t have been able to do it, she couldn’t even walk around the plaza.”
While Taylor was in hospital, HeartKids gave her a hand-made tapestry quilt and a gift box filled with arts and crafts and books to keep her amused during her stay.
“We got through that … now we want to support the people that supported us, and give back,” Ms Emmett said.
