Watch: Kingswinford parents who lost their daughter to cancer dress up and bring joy to children at Birmingham Children's Hospital, with a huge delivery of presents.

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A Kingswinford family who started the Gracie Tudor Foundation after losing their daughter to cancer, paid a visit to Birmingham Children's Hospital to drop off presents for children on the ward. They were helped by family and friends.

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00:00 We're just here at Waterfall House, Birmingham Children's Hospital and we've got...

00:05 Who've we got?

00:05 Claire Tudor

00:06 and Stephen Tudor

00:07 and who's at the little elf at the back there?

00:09 Kate and Tudor

00:10 Kate and Tudor, cool.

00:11 So there's a lot of... let's just pad out.

00:13 One or two prezzies it's fair to say.

00:16 Just one or two, yeah.

00:17 These haven't come in the boot of your car have they?

00:19 Many vans.

00:20 Some have.

00:21 Some have.

00:22 All sorts.

00:23 So just fill us in then Claire.

00:25 It's fair to say you're here to bring a bit of festive joy

00:28 but you've been through the mill haven't you?

00:30 What's this all about?

00:31 My three year old was diagnosed on Mother's Day this year

00:34 with neuroblastoma stage 4

00:36 and sadly we lost her October the 19th of this year.

00:40 It's been a whirlwind

00:42 but five days ago I decided I wanted to do this

00:47 and our community and the Greater Tudor Foundation have done this.

00:50 That's amazing.

00:51 Everyone's pulled together.

00:52 In five days you've pulled this together?

00:53 Five days.

00:54 That's something else isn't it?

00:55 We're not doing Christmas this year.

00:56 We're literally, we have a tree.

00:58 You're bringing Christmas.

00:59 We're bringing Christmas rather than doing Christmas.

01:01 Yeah.

01:02 It's nice to do some of that.

01:03 And Grace, you love Christmas and this is her legacy

01:06 and she's always with us

01:07 and by doing this, this is Grace's Christmas day today.

01:10 Awesome.

01:11 Let's give her a big shout out to the team.

01:13 Give us a wave team.

01:14 Woo!

01:15 My elves.

01:17 Grace's elves.

01:19 Thanks.

01:20 Bye.

01:21 Bye.

01:22 (laughing)

01:24 (laughing)

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