London's shopping streets, theSeven Dials, located in the heart of the West End, will celebrate Christmas Lights with a difference this December.
See the stunning video here: https://vimeo.com/307275165
The normally static lights are being connected to the heart monitor of Billy, a 2-year old heart patient using innovative new technology - so that they pulse in time with his heartbeat
The activity is to help shine a light on the plight of babies and children who miss Christmas due to serious heart conditions
Tiny Tickers, a small charity dedicated to helping improve the detection, care and treatment of babies with serious heart conditions, is highlighting that whilst everyone else is admiring the Christmas lights, many babies and young children face a very different Christmas; in hospital waiting for, or recovering from, open heart surgery.
Young Billy was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) at his mum's 20 week scan. TGA is a condition where the two main blood vessels leaving the heart are swapped over and affects 1 in 10,000 babies. After a traumatic 13-hour operation at just 7 days old, Billy has come on in leaps and bounds.
Billy's mum
