What has the Bubble Foundation funded?

Toys, activities and equipment for children living in the Bubble on Ward 3

Stock the Family Room cupboards with snacks for parents

Provided a THOR Laser machine to treat oral mucositis (painful mouth ulcers) in transplant patients

Funded research which has improved survival rates for children treated on Ward 3 from around 50% to over 90%

Part funded the first paediatric ECP unit to treat Graft versus Host Disease ( a life threatening complication of bone marrow transplant) 

Funded research into a bone marrow transplantation for Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) - a disorder impairing the body's ability to fight infections

Funded research which identified lung complications post transplantation

Funded research which demonstrated for the first time that X-linked Carriers of CGD can have their own medical problems

Funded a doctor for 3 months research which developed the joint Consultant and Research post between the hospital and Newcastle University