Leah Henry is fundraising for The Brompton Fountain

Leah runs 5k for a very important reason!

Adidas Women's 5K Challenge 2009

on 06/09/2009

Beautiful healthy Pearl

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Raising money for

The Brompton Fountain

Charity Registration No. 1110339

The Brompton Fountain is the parent support charity for families whose children are being treated for cardiac and respiratory conditions at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, and aims to provide practical and emotional support during this particularly stressful and traumatic time.

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Leah Henry

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Raised: 333%

Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £1,667.00

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My story

Dear everyone...

As you all know, Liam and I are now the insanely besotted proud parents of beautiful Pearl Rock, born on Feb 24^th 2009. What some of you may not know is that little Pearl was born with a very critical heart condition called Pulmonary Atresia, which means the valve in her heart couldn’t open properly and pump through blood which would prevent oxygen from reaching her lungs.

Pearl was diagnosed 4 months before she was even born and although we didn’t feel very lucky at the time, if it wasn’t for the sheer professional expertise of the foetal cardiology medicine unit at St Georges hospital Tooting we would have been none the wiser until it was too serious to fix. As it was, they spotted the problem well in advance and spent the rest of the pregnancy taking excellent care of us and preparing to treat Pearl as soon as she was born.

At only a few hours old Pearl was transferred to The Royal Brompton in South Kensington, one of the World’s leading Heart hospitals, and had her first operation at only 20 hours old. She was nothing short of miraculous and defied the original expectations to make phenomenal progress and show almost no symptoms of her original condition, with no small thanks owed to her team of doctors.

The first 2 weeks of her life were spent in Intensive Care at The Brompton, where the care she received was second to none, we were truly humbled by the skill and support of the doctors and nurses, not only those who directly treated her but the people who took care of me and Liam too.

Pearl continues to go from strength to strength in the most inspiring way, she’s beautiful, smart, engaging, happy and most importantly healthy.

It’s impossible to know how to thank the people who help save your child’s life, when we left the hospital we bought them a giant tin of biscuits and a thank you card, clearly a woefully inadequate gesture! So I’ve now decided to take part in the Adidas Women’s 5k Challenge on Sept 6^th to try and raise some money for The Brompton Fountain Foundation. I don’t expect to raise enough for any fancy new medical machinery but even a few pounds could buy a new TV for the milk expressing rooms, where the mums get milk ready for the babies in the ICU, or a few new coffee mugs for the Parents accommodation upstairs from the Children’s Ward.

I know times are hard for us all, but if you can spare even a few pounds (literally every penny counts!) I would be very grateful. I feel it’s the least I can do for the people who helped fix Pearl.

Lots of love Leah x

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	Well Done Leah! Xxx Donation by Catherine Miller 16/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Goooooooooo Leah!!!!!!! Much love, Saskia and Gabriele. Donation by Your nutty sister's housemates! 06/09/09	£15.00
	Donation by maya bartley 06/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anuschka Honig 05/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	great cause. I will call you Leah Bolt from now on xx Donation by helen mcneive 05/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Leah! Lots of love from Charlotte, Ed & Leon x x x Donation by Charlotte Weatherall 05/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Wishing you winged feet on the big day! This is a wonderful way to show your gratitude, we're impressed. Pearl is an absolute treasure. Donation by Alice, Rob, Anna, Axel and Reuben XXxxx 03/09/09	£10.00
	Love from Chloe, Pete, Esmeralda and Gertie Boo Donation by Chloe & Pete 30/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	All the best for the run Donation by alex & Jan 29/08/09
	Got there in the end! Good running. Donation by Hilary 28/08/09	£100.00
	What a lovely thing to do! Good luck with the run. Give my little cous a big kiss from me xx Donation by Christina 27/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	These red heads are made out of tough stuff! Good luck Leah x Donation by Julie and Pan 26/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	What a wonderful thing to do for others going through tough times Love Aunties Grogs & Dee, Granddad Shay, Lynn & Bill XX Donation by G n D RockMorton 25/08/09
	Donation by G n' D RockMorton 25/08/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	So many good wishes to Pearl, Leah and Liam. Donation by Andree Guinness 25/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	When Liam told us about the support you received - we knew we had to sponsor you, well done (and hopefully no blisters!) Donation by Cassian & Martina 24/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go, Runna La, Go! Love Pat, Saf and Rufus x Donation by Safi Schlicht 21/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	happy outcome for you and we hope for others Donation by Suzanne Campbell-Jones 20/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Leah Donation by Colin Simmons 19/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I know the Brompton quite well. A very worthy cause! Good luck with your run on September 6. We're Mel and Zu's next-door neighbours. Donation by Richard & Sarah Pooley 18/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Leah, and good luck - you are very brave and we will be thinking of you. Lots of love to you all Donation by Rosemary Preen 12/08/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you all Donation by John & Barbara Walker 10/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I can't think of a better place to give! Cheers to you all. Donation by Michael Stubbins 05/08/09	£25.00
	Run Leah Run!!!! Good Luck! Lots of love, Louise Donation by Louise Matthews 05/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Dear Leah and Liam and Pearl Many congratulations to you all and here's a tiny contribution to the best of causes. Much love Norma and Mike xxxx Donation by Norma Cohen 04/08/09	£10.00
	Just read about Pearl's story - so glad she's healthy. Good luck for the run x Donation by Anthony 04/08/09
	Best of luck they should be rewarded for the safe arrival of the lovely Pearl. Donation by jake schlicht 04/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Go the NHS.....from the broken US health care system Donation by Jon and Holly Cree 04/08/09	£50.00
	Leah you are amazing! Will be thinking of you lots. What you're doing is amazing. Here's to Perfect Pearl. Much love Hans xxx Donation by Hannah Norris 04/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go for it Leah! Pearl looks gorgeous! Donation by Mimi Zadeh 31/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,667.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£370.05

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