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We were devastated when we first realised that our beautiful baby, Jack was being transferred from Macclesfield Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) to Alder Hey Hospital at just 3 days old.  We hadn't realised how serious his condition was and had never thought about leaving Macclesfield to go anywhere other than home.  It was scary to think about moving further away from our friends and family, where would we stay? When would we be able to see Jack?  How would we cope?  Following the ambulance there was the worst journey of my life - Why had they put the lights on?  Were they just getting through the lights or had something happened?

When we arrived we were well looked after and made to feel at ease (as much as we could be).  We were put up on camp beds in a room on the neonatal ward, just down the corridor from Jack.  We stayed here for 2 nights before being told that Ronald McDonald House had a room available for us in their 'home away from home'.  

The room was amazing - better than some hotels I have stayed in, and the house had shared kitchen lounge and laundry facilities, all just across from the hospital.   As if this wasn't enough, after a couple of weeks they moved us to an apartment for longer stay families, giving us our own kitchen (the freezer was the most important for us to store all his expressed milk - the hospital had run out of space to store it!!), lounge and bathroom - a bit of normality in our unfamiliar situation.

Staying at RMH allowed us to see Jack at any time of the day or night which meant we could be there for all his big operations as well as for his feeds, washes and nappy changes - without RMH we would have missed a lot of these precious times - which were few and far between as it was. The staff and volunteers at RMH were friendly and supportive providing more than just a place to stay and restoring our faith in charity.

Of course it is not only the staff at the hospital and RMH who we have relied on, but also the love and support of our family and friends - we could not have got through it without you. We are now calling upon you to support us again to help us to raise funds for RMH so that this amazing facility can continue to be 'the home away from home' for others as it was for us.

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We're really excited to be visiting Ron Mac House tomorrow and giving them a cheque for £1200 - big thank you to everyone who has donated, the online page will be open for another week xx

18/07/12 22:20

Fundraising is going really well - Thank you all so much for your donations - please keep them coming, it really is an amazing charity, well worth our support xx

10/05/12 22:42

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Ronald McDonald House

Ronald McDonald House

Charity Registration No. 1008765

Ronald McDonald House provides free accommodation for parents/carers of critically ill children being treated at Alder Hey. We opened 20 years ago and have accommodated over 20,000 families in our 84 family rooms. Our running costs are £600k pa and is raised totally by voluntary contributions.

Donations 35

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Amy hope you hit the target and more!!!! Gr8 charity! Love Jayne,Paul + Girls xxxx

Donation by jayne warhurst on 23/07/12

£10.00

Donation by Anonymous on 12/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Hi Amy congratulations! I seem to keep missing you when you come in to school! xx

Donation by Julie Russell on 12/06/12

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amazing place and charity aymes!!!! and an amazing little boy :-) lots of love Sara & Andrew xxxxxxxx

Donation by SARA JENNINGS on 06/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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congratulations to you both.love kirsten,lee and wilson.xx

Donation by kirsten wainwright on 29/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

'All the love in the world'

Donation by Olwyn Bloor on 28/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Vic, Andrew, Anna & Thomas Greensmith on 23/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Aunty Linda, Uncle Trevor & Family x on 23/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Sorry we couldnt make the coffee morning, good luck with the fundraisiing.

Donation by Love Marg & Rowy on 23/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Great Uncle Harry & Great Aunty Doris on 23/05/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 22/05/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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So sorry could not be there on Saturday, just back from Qatar. Great fundraising efforts for such a deserving cause. Love from the Sadlers x

Donation by DIANE SADLER on 15/05/12

£25.00

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A little something to add to the fundraising efforts for a worthy cause that helped you at such an emotional time. Jack is a cracking little lad.xxx

Donation by matthew Cooper on 15/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Sending you all our love, well done on raising a fantastic amount already! xxx Susie, Neil and George xxx

Donation by Susie Little on 14/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Lovely to see you and Jack and to hear about the great care you all received at a difficult time. Jack is seriously cute!

Donation by Liz Hattersley on 14/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

What a great cause. It sounds like they were all amazing. Hope the three of you are settled into a great family life. xxx

Donation by Hazel Stock on 13/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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What a wonderful idea.So glad that you had such great care at a difficult time for you all. Great to see you and Jack the other day too!

Donation by Cathy Hill on 13/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

So glad Jack is home with his mum & dad. Looking forward to cuddles soon. Love Sam, Helen, Harvey, Kai & Madison.xxxx

Donation by Anonymous on 12/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Thankyou for a lovely morning, and it was great to see you all looking so well.

Donation by Helen Townley on 12/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Hi Amy, Happy to donate to such a wonderful place. Looking forward to see you and baby Jack later .....the sun is shining for you ! Lisa x

Donation by Lisa Caudwell on 12/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Robin Tait on 11/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Hannah Leyland on 11/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Happy to give to this charity which helps familys when they really need it. Pleased to see Jack home & well with his mum & dad. Peter & Chris xxx

Donation by peter williamson on 11/05/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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It was lovely to see Jack at home and to give him a cuddle. Lots of love Great Grandma Joan xxx

Donation by Joan Williamson on 11/05/12

£20.00

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Glad to hear that Jack is well and at home. Best wishes. Nigel

Donation by Nigel Williamson on 11/05/12

£10.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$1,005.32
  • Offline donations$1,884.98
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$2,890.31
  • Gift Aid$221.88

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