Hospital patient, 15, makes 1,000 origami cranes for ‘good luck’

Hospital patient, 15, makes 1,000 origami cranes for ‘good luck’

A teenager who made 1,000 paper cranes for good luck is to donate most of them to the hospital where she is recovering.

Sophie Aldred, 15, was introduced to origami while at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children by a member of staff.

Sophie Aldred's 1,000 paper cranes
Sophie Aldred began working with origami while at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust/PA)

She said: “I needed to do some form of origami, so I thought I’d do one thousand cranes – apparently it’s good luck in Japan and it felt like that’s what I needed at the moment.”

Sophie took three-and-a-half days to make all 1,000 cranes with some help from her family.

Sophie Aldred and her 1,000 paper cranes
Sophie said she felt she needed some good luck while in hospital (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust/PA)

Mother Katrin Chichester said: “This got us through a tough week and really brought the family together.

Sophie Aldred's 1,000 paper cranes
Sophie will donate most of the cranes to the hospital (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust/PA)

Sophie, from Bristol, has been in hospital for around five weeks and is said to be recovering well.

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