22-07-2025
Birmingham children cheer on Lioness Hampton from hospital beds
Patients at the children's hospital where Hannah Hampton was treated for an eye condition will be cheering her on as England face Italy in the Euro 2025 semi-finals on Lioness goalie became an ambassador for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity three years ago after having multiple operations there as a was born with a squint, which left her severely cross-eyed before ophthalmologist Manoj Parulekar said the condition could impact depth and distance perception: "She's clearly using her brain's cues to compensate for that, and doing an incredible job at it."
The 24-year-old was brought up in Studley, Warwickshire, and went to Erasmus Darwin Academy in Burntwood, approached the Birmingham charity to offer her support in 2022, when she was playing for Aston Villa."Her aim was to really help inspire some of the patients," said fundraising manager Sheba Ali."To give them a role model that shows, despite your condition or your illness, you can go on to achieve your dream."I know lots of the kids will be watching on their tablets [on Tuesday] and really cheering her on."
Mr Parulekar said the hospital wanted to congratulate Hampton on her "incredible achievements" and looked forward to following her Ali added: "We're so pleased to have her as an ambassador. To see her star rise and her become England's number one goalie is amazing."
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