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WE DID IT!!! WE HAVE REACHED OUR TARGET THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED, THIS MONEY HAS GONE TO SANDS AND WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE, THANK YOU. YOU CAN STILL HELP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE ANY DONATIONS MADE ON BLUEBELL'S PAGE GO STRAIGHT TO SANDS, YOU CAN ALSO TEXT SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS Thank you to everyone who has donated so far you can now donate by text , simply text BABY 62 to 70070 Why BABY 62? BABY to stop babies dying and 62, because 6,200 is the number of babies that die unnecessarily in this country every year before they are born or shortly after. Since our baby tragically died on 14.6.10 to today 26.10.11 a further 8,300 families have experienced a similar tragedy.......this is unacceptable in such a modern, advanced society help SANDS PUT A STOP TO THIS. Donate just £1 today please.     PLEASE JUST DONATE £1 THAT IS ALL WE ASK......... IF EVERYONE WHO HAD READ OUR CHARITY PAGE DONATED JUST £1 WE WOULD HAVE REACHED OUR TARGET ALREADY....PLEASE DONATE NOW, AND STOP BABIES DYING. WE WANT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS UNSPOKEN KILLER THAT HAS NOT IMPROVED DURING THE LAST 10 YEARS OF MEDICAL ADVANCES. PLEASE READ ON............ Thanks for taking the time to visit Bluebell's JustGiving page. Did you know that 17 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth EVERYDAY in this country?   Thats more than 6,000 every year.   This statistic has seen little improvement over the last 10 years, even though medical technology has improved in many areas during this time.   It is a fact that we now know only too well following the birth and death of their much awaited daughter Bluebell Emily Mary on the 14 of June 2010. Before our tragedy we did not realise how common stillbirths were and how many families are tragically effected everyday, many deaths are unexplainable and most at full term, perfect, beautiful babies, like our daughter.  The doctors and midwives give lots of information and numerous tests are offered to ensure your baby does not have Downs Syndrome for example, but nobody tells you your baby is twice likely to be stillborn than have Downs, Why 17? Launched by SANDS (The Stillborn and Neonatal Death charity) know these statistics are totally unacceptable and are committed to have a clear acknowledgement of the seriousness and extent of the problem and a real, collaborative commitment to address the individual tragedies as a matter of urgency and priority .      We hope our fundraising and support with SANDS will not only raise much needed funds to help improve medical advances, to help raise awareness of these unspoken tragedies with a view to reduce and prevent the number of families having to experience the unexplainable heartbreak we are experiencing. Many of us have suffered grief through loss of close family or friends, but nothing prepares you for the loss of a child, nobody should have to organise their own child’s funeral. To anyone who has not experienced the death of a baby it can be all too easy to underestimate the significance of this event. But the death of a baby whether before their birth or in the days immediately afterwards, is no less a death than the death of any other child. A child who dies very early in life is no less loved & cherished.   But while grief and pain for the parents and family is no less intense and enduring, the death of a baby is different to any other bereavement. When a baby dies before he or she has lived for long, or at all, outside the womb, parents are left with a terrible sense of emptiness. There is no object for their love and care. It means the end of hopes and plans and the loss of a future. Couples whose first baby dies lose their identity as parents those with children lose a new family member. It is hard to overstate the levels of trauma and devastation bereaved families experience.   But all too often these feelings go unrecognised by the wider community. Despite better understanding of the significance of a baby’s death among health professionals, it is still considered taboo in some way beyond the doors of the hospital, the death that no one likes to mention. Families often suffer in silence without understanding or adequate support. Over the last 30 years SANDS has supported many thousands of families, including us, we have found great comfort from their website and support networks, benefiting from the use of a special room away from the labour ward in York hospital to deliver our daughter, to reading the many books published by parents who have experienced the loss of a child.               From the 11 of August 2010,(the date that should have been our daughters birthday & would have been Jane’s grandmothers birthday) ongoing we will make a £1 donation from every sale made at our shop,Vernon’s Furniture warehouse at Shipton, York. We have already been approached by customers who also would like to support our charity, this can now simply be done through our justgiving site:   <a href="../baby-Bluebell">www.justgiving.com/baby-Bluebell</a>      <a href="http://www.vernonsfurniturewarehouse.com/">www.vernonsfurniturewarehouse.com</a>    If you would like to support the cause or would like more information on this subject please contact Jane or Vernon on 01904 471111 or visit the SANDS website   <a href="http://www.uk-sands.org/">www.uk-sands.org</a>   <a href="http://www.why17.org/">www.why17.org</a>   Today, another 17 babies will die. How much longer must this go on?    Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – 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. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.   So please dig deep and donate now!

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