You all know we lost our darling baby Laura in April... the Christmas that was supposed to be our happiest for years is now going to be our toughest without her. I can't bear to write Merry Christmas this year even though I dearly wish you all happiness. I'm going to donate the money I would have spent on Christmas cards and stamps to a wonderful charity called SANDS... they provided a beautiful memory box to us when Laura died and she was buried with the little teddy that was in it. 

Instead of sending us cards (and I suspect many of you might feel uncomfortable wishing us a Happy Christmas too) please donate a £ or 2 to this page and allow the work of the charity to comfort other families in similar tragic circumstances.

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.