<p>Hi,</p> <p>Our son, Charlie was born last week on the 1st June in the Jessops wing of the Sheffield Hallamshire hospital.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tragically, Charlie was not breathing when he was born, and although the medical staff were able to resuscitate&nbsp;him and place him on life support,&nbsp;he remained&nbsp;very ill and was admitted to the&nbsp;Special Care Baby Unit&nbsp;for treatment to try and save him.&nbsp; After&nbsp;two days we were told the news that Charlie would not be able to recover and had to take the decision to remove his life support system.</p> <p>We were heartbroken, but not only only did the Special Care Baby Unit do everything&nbsp;possible&nbsp;to try and save Charlie, they also allowed us to spend some precious time with our son, before he was allowed to pass away with dignity in our arms.</p> <p>We&nbsp;can't speak highly enough of the unit and it's staff and we want to do our best to support them to thank them for what they did for Charlie.&nbsp; It would also provide us with some comfort to know&nbsp;that we might help them continue to care for&nbsp;other babies and parents in the same situation.</p> <p>So please make a donation to the Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust from this page.&nbsp; All money raised will go to the Special Care Baby Unit.</p> <p>Finally, please post a message for&nbsp;Clare and I (and for Charlie).&nbsp; It's too soon for us to talk about what has happened but you can communicate to us via messages on this page. I promise that that&nbsp;we will read them all.</p> <p>Mark and Clare</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p>