A couple are being awarded with an MBE for their efforts in raising nearly a million pounds after medics saved their daughter's life.
Little Luna Petrucci had two holes in her heart and was only a few days short of her second birthday when she had to undergo life-saving surgery at the Children’s Heart Unit at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital in 2015. It was a traumatic time for her parents Sergio and Emma Petrucci as they waited for their daughter to recover.
Thankfully, the procedure was successful and Luna, now 10, is living a normal life. After she pulled through, her parents wanted to express their thanks and started raising money to help fund machines, equipment, specialist nursing care and holistic treatment through various fundraising events throughout the year.
