HEART patient Walter Rand wanted to show his gratitude to the hospital that helped save his life.
So he and his wife, Mildred, donated £5,000 to the cardiology department at the Friarage Hospital, in Northallerton.
The Bedale couple, who recently celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary, wanted to say thank you to consultant cardiologist Dr Upendra Somasundram and the department staff and provide something that would benefit future patients at the hospital.
Dr Somasundram said: "We have put this very generous donation to good use and bought a new ambulatory blood pressure monitor, which records regular blood pressure during normal activities and will help heart patients who are treated at the unit in the future.
"We would like to say a big thank you to Mr and Mrs Rand for their support and for thinking about us, and to congratulate them on their wedding anniversary."
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