Digby’s story

One-year-old Digby loves playing with his trucks and riding his bike, but at seven months he had recurrent viruses that he never seemed to recover from. He wouldn’t toleratefood, he wasn’t sleeping, and at times was inconsolable. As Mum Heidi put it “He just wasn’t his usual self.”

Digby was hospitalised in Toowoomba and given nutritional support and antibiotics for his infections, but his condition didn’t improve, and he was deteriorating. The decision was made to transfer Digby to Queensland Children’s Hospital. There he was given nutritional support and underwent many investigations to find the cause of his symptoms.

Digby’s family are fundraising to get Digby into a trial to begin research into his largely unknown condition. It was a difficult time for the whole family, with Mum Heidi and baby Digby away from Dad Cameron and Digby’s older sisters Ella and Ayla. There was additional stress because Heidi and Cameron simply didn’t have the answers to questions concerned family and friends were asking.

Mum, Heidi said about their time in hospital

Digby and his family are focussed on finding answers that will help treat Digby’s condition. Mum, Heidi said “We are now hoping that research can shed some  light onto his condition.”

Digby is one of 20 ambassadors for the Woolworths Regional Wall Tokens campaign.

By purchasing a $2 wall token from now until the end of September, you are helping fund equipment and programs in your local hospital, which help families like Digby’s through an emotional, stressful, and at times uncertain journey.

Woolworths Regional Wall Tokens is an opportunity to highlight some of the brave kids throughout Queensland and northern New South Wales, who you can help by purchasing a wall token.