Babs’ kindness is funding faster orthopaedic surgery
Florence Bradley (known as Babs) left us an incredible gift in her Will, deciding to leave her whole estate to the two local hospitals that had looked after her during her time in Norfolk.
Her generosity helped to fund the surgical equipment and artwork for the Norfolk & Norwich Orthopaedic Centre, which opened in 2024. Her gift means that patients waiting for orthopaedic surgery will no longer have delays due to emergency cases or in the event of another pandemic.
Babs was born in Bedfordshire in 1926 and moved to Norfolk with her second husband in 1986. She loved Norfolk, and her nephew Martin says 'that is where her heart stayed'. Her family are so proud of her decision to support the 'amazing NHS', and that 'it could not have been a better choice'.
Babs was still active in her 90s. She had a fall from a bus at 92 and broke her hip, but recovered well. Following a second fall she suffered complications, and passed away in hospital with Covid-19.
We are very grateful to Babs for her generosity, which will benefit so many patients, now and in the future.