Ella Chadwick ‘melts the hearts’ of GMB viewers
Pride of Britain Award winner Ella Chadwick melts hearts as she reveals how she loves delivering Christmas cards to the elderly – before a surprise meeting with Basil Brush on GMB
- Ella Chadwick, 11, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday morning
- She was born with congenital nephrotic syndrome, a rare kidney disease
- Ella spoke about delivering Christmas cards to elderly people in a care home
- Viewers were left in tears watching her interview, saying ‘it made my morning’
Ella Chadwick melted the hearts of Good Morning Britain viewers on Thursday during her energetic interview.
The 11-year-old was born with congenital nephrotic syndrome, a rare kidney disease, and stole the show when she won the Child of Courage award at the Pride of Britain ceremony in October.
Appearing on GMB, Ella, from Rochdale, spoke about how she had delivered Christmas cards to the elderly at a care home in Manchester, saying it was an ‘amazing’ experience.
The show surprised her with a visit from Basil Brush who delivered her a special Christmas present as she dissolved into giggles.
The heart-warming segment had GMB viewers in tears, with one saying: ‘This made my morning!’
Ella Chadwick, 11, (pictured on Good Morning Britain on Thursday) was born with congenital nephrotic syndrome, a rare kidney disease and won a Pride of Britain Award for all her charity work in October
Ella delivered Christmas cards to the elderly at a care home in Manchester (pictured), which she said was an ‘amazing’ experience
Ella was on dialysis for six years and has undergone more than 40 operations, including a kidney transplant operation, which was donated by her grandmother. She has diabetes and is dependent on a walking frame and a wheelchair.
This Christmas – which she says is her favourite time of year – Ella delivered two bags full of cards to the elderly to help them feel better.
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Ella said: ‘When I was a little baby, I though all the children were sick and ill so I thought I could make a card. I just did it and they got well again.’
Viewers were smitten with Ella and her upbeat appearance on the show.
The heart-warming segment had GMB viewers on Twitter in tears (pictured), with one saying: ‘This made my morning!’
WHAT IS NEPHROTIC SYNDROME?
The kidneys of people with nephrotic syndrome do not work properly, causing large amounts of protein to leak into their urine.
It can affect people of any age, but it is often first detected in children aged between two and five years old.
The loss of protein can cause a range of problems, including swelling of body tissues and increase a person’s chance of catching infections.
Symptoms can be controlled by medication. Children with the condition have times where their condition is under control, when they are in remission.
A small number of children have congenital nephrotic syndrome, which means it is inherited.
Congenital nephrotic syndrome is caused by an inherited faulty gene. For the condition to be passed on, both parents must have a healthy copy of the gene and a faulty one. They then have a one in four chance that any children will develop the condition.
Nephrotic syndrome can affect people of any age, but it is commonly seen in young children.It affects more boys than girls.
Only about one in every 50,000 children are diagnosed with the condition each year.
Source: NHS Choices
One tweeted: ‘Ella Chapman is the absolute epitome of Christmas joy. Seeing her hug Basil Brush has made my morning.’
‘Crying just as I leave the house. Cheers #GMB beautiful @ellachadwick1,’ another posted.
A third wrote: ‘I think #EllaCHadwick should be on #GMB every morning. What a beautiful little ray of sunshine she is!’
Ella was born with the rare congenital nephrotic syndrome, and had both of her kidneys removed when she was 19 months old.
She has dedicated her time to raising donations for the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital where she received her life-saving operation and has managed to raise £5,000 in total.
In May 2015, just a year after her transplant, she took part in Mini Greater Manchester Run and completed the whole course.
On her tenth birthday she set herself the challenge of running 10km of races in a year, which she achieved this summer.
Good Morning Britain thanked her for all her hard work by giving a Princess Jasmine doll, which was presented to her by Basil Brush.
Ella was thrilled, saying ‘Yay, Jasmine!’ when she unwrapped the gift.
She gave Basil Brush’s fur a stroke and said ‘Merry Christmas, my friend.’
Ella said she was excited for Christmas because she loves getting ‘lots of presents’.
Ella (pictured in hospital) was on dialysis for six years and has undergone more than 40 operations, including a kidney transplant operation
She raises money Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital where she received her life-saving operation and has managed to raise £5,000 in total. Pictured: Ella on Good Morning Britain on Thursday
She explained: ‘When it’s Christmas you get lots of presents and you might say ‘Merry Christmas everybody,’ because it’s starting a year of the Jesus.’
She was on the show with her mother Karen Hughes, who revealed her pride in all of Ella’s charity work and success.
Karen said: ‘You don’t unsee or unhear things that have happened and that stays with you forever to see her on that [Pride of Britain} stage.
‘I’ve watched it for years and you see and hear some amazing stories. As a mum, she’s amazing, but you never think she’d be there. For her to get that recognition, it was deserved.’
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