Kate Winslet donates £17,000 to pay bills for machinery that keeps a child alive – Corriere.it

A gesture of great generosity on the part of Kate Winslet who donated £17,000 (nearly 20,000 euros) to a family that is in serious economic difficulty due to high bills and has to face the huge costs of running the machinery that keeps his disabled daughter alive. The Oscar-winning actress has responded to an appeal from Scottish woman, Carolynne Hunter, for help with the costs of maintaining the complex support system that keeps his 12-year-old daughter Freya alivesuffering from cerebral palsy and other serious disabilities for which she constantly requires oxygen and 24-hour home assistance.

I have been told by the local authorities that my electricity and gas costs for next year will be around 17 thousand pounds, wrote the woman in the campaign launched on GoFundMe. Hunter explained to the BBC that this is a considerable increase compared to the 6,500 spent so far a year, a figure that has already forced the family to cut costs as much as possible, turning on the heating only in Freya’s room.

Great was there surprise when mom received a donation of 17 thousand pounds, signed by Kate Winslet and family. The star also sent his best wishes to the family: When I heard I burst into tears, I could not believe it, said the woman. Her concern then went to other families in similar difficult situations, due to her high bills.