Ange Greenhill used to drive her sons Jack, 8, and Eddie, 7, two hours each way from their eastern Riverina property to see a speech therapist. But thanks to Royal Far West’s “Telecare” program, the children now get to see a therapist using an internet connection.
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Despite Jack being in therapy for five years, the family only found out about the organisation last year.
“We were missing out on after-school activities because we had to go to speech therapy,” Mrs Greenhill said. “They love getting to go on the computer and talk with Victoria (the speech therapist).”
For 94 years Royal Far West has helped support sick children, and now, through the use of online video calls, medical professionals at their Manly head office can talk to children anywhere in the state.
This month 61 cyclists rode from Lightning Ridge to Bourke raising $500,000 for Royal Far West in the process.