The blue shirt

This story is about awareness raising and comes from the days of Barrett's Wessex charity. (2013)

One of our members sent one of our polo shirts to a little girl suffering from Barrett's and complications from acid reflux.

This letter from her mum is the result:

"You will be pleased to know the pale blue polo shirt you sent raised so much awareness, for example on one of the occasions my daughter was rushed into hospital recently she was wearing it as she often does.

A man visiting someone in the next bed asked about it so she explained. He was in shock and explained that he had been suffering major heartburn for just over a year and put it down to gaining weight, even his dentist told him to look into it but did not explain how important it was.

'Oh it takes a t-shirt and a 12yr old to give it to me straight!' Is what he said and promised to make an appointment to see his doc then started a full on conversation about the t-shirt involving everyone in that and the next ward; right old mothers meeting it turned into.

Still It all helps to spread the word. Hope he was okay."