Story
Hi everyone,
I have been sitting back and watching over the last few
years all the amazing things that have been achieved all in honor of our Poppy ‘Rocket’ Elsie Keeling, and think it is about time that I got involved.
I have signed up for two half marathons (Rock ‘n’ Roll Liverpool Half Marathon on the 24th May 2020 and Adelaide Half Marathon on the 31st May 2020). I will be raising money for Alder Hey Children’s Charity, for not only the amazing work they did for Poppy but also all the other families they support. Any donation will mean so much, however little or large, and give me the motivation to get bum into gear!
Even though I did not get the chance to meet Poppy she has
had a huge impact on my life and we have seen such amazing things achieved in her memory. Here is a little bit about Poppy’s story…
Poppy was born 10/11/2017 and left us on 14/11/2017 due to a
condition called Cloaca, which is a very rare condition, 1 in everyone 50,000. Although Cloaca in itself isn't life threatening, the effects of it caused Poppy's kidneys to fail. During pregnancy, some of those kidney issues had been found, and it was from our 32-week scan that we got full support from Mr Simon Kenny & his team at the urology department. At birth, Poppy was diagnosed and underwent surgery at just 2 days old by one of the most incredible surgeons, Dr Colin Baillie. Unfortunately, despite the incredible care and Poppy's fight and determination, she decided it was time to take her journey to the stars. If Poppy had decided to stay on earth, she would have spent many years under the care of Alder Hey & at the Urology department and we can't think of any better way of honoring her by supporting them and helping them, help other little ones continue with their battles.
Poppy stayed on Alder Hey's PICU during her time there and she, hands down had the best care in the world, the compassion from the nurses,
knowledge from the doctors and support we had as a family is truly undeniable. ICU is a really scary place to be, especially with your little one and we would like to continue to raise money to support the work they do. We like to see it as we're paying Poppy's rent.
Thank you for taking the time to read!
Alex xx