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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US">Thank you for taking the time to visit our Just Giving page.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US">My daughter Abigail was stillborn at 41 weeks. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US">My husband and I were devastated when we found out that Abigail had died, and having to deliver our beautiful little girl by natural means three days later was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. Instead of making plans to bring her home we were planning her funeral; something a parent should never have to do for their child.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US">The staff at the Medway Maritime Hospital were amazing and we can't thank them enough for their support during such a difficult time. We were also lucky to have support from Sands, </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">the Stillborn and Neo-natal death Charity.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I have established my own bridal shop, Abigail’s' Bridalwear (</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.abigailbrides.co.uk</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">) in memory of our daughter Abigail and we donate £17 for every wedding dress we sell in memory of the 17 babies that still die everyday.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 12.75pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">On the 26<sup>th</sup> June Keith Jones from K N J Electrical will be </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 12.75pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">jumping from a plane in Headcorn in Kent, but to spice things up </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 12.75pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Please visit </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">http://www.justgiving.com/AbigailsFootsteps</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another date for your diary is</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US"> October 22nd 2011 when we are holding a fund raising ball, which we are hoping, will raise more money for SANDs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US">Please visit</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US"> www.abigailsfootsteps.co.uk </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US">for ticket details.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US">We are grateful for any donations which an be made through this Just Giving site so that further research can be done to help reduce the loss of babies' lives. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Donating through Just Giving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with Just Giving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 46.45pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; line-height: 14.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p>
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