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My story

 

Some of you may know that one of my little boys, Sam (now 14 months and doing great) was born premature with a heart condition. At just three days old with his heart the size of a walnut he had one of two operations which helped save his life. The people who looked after him both at the Royal Brompton and at Kingston (who also looked after his twin brother James in ICU) were amazing and I can't thank them enough.

It costs over £12k a day to look after a typical child in the Paediatric intensive Care Unit (PICU) - and the place was literally full of kids of all ages, some had been in there for over 9 months.

Now its time for me to try to put something back, and I've pulled together a ramshackle crew taking part in this year's Twickenham dragon boat race with the hope of raising cash for both and the Royal Brompton and the Kingston born too soon fund.

Any donation from you to help both these good causes would be most gratefully accepted.  If you’d like to sponsor us, please visit the websites below and split your donation 50/50 between the two charities.  Donating will only take a minute or so and will make a big difference. 

If the weather's good and you fancy a fun day out by the river (with a great 14th century pub close by) we'd love to see you there. You'll also get a fantastic opportunity to have a good laugh at me in a wet T-shirt. If you're interested, get the train to Richmond and walk the mile or so along the river to Twickenham and you're sure to enjoy.

Worthy Cause ... Donation by Tony Lucas 04/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Greg's random punters 17/06/09  

£58.00

Well done! Donation by Kirstin & David 16/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done everyone !! Donation by Philippe and Alison 15/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

We didn't win and we nearly sank, but it was a lot of fun! Looking forward to next year. Donation by John C, Kathryn and Oliver 13/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Sorry I couldn't come to beat the drum! I'm sure you're better off without me! :) Good luck!! Donation by Dora 12/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

FBF = Former Boyfriend. When you said your Uni days were wild I had no idea! Donation by Graham 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Antranik 12/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Colin A 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck- Mark, Karen & Harry! Donation by Mark Davenport 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by Juliet Bale 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best Donation by Aswani Chaitanya 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Lots of love and luck. Hope the weather's good. Have fun. XX Donation by Gail, Jase and Laura-Jo 11/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I will be there with my camera... all the best Donation by Surya 09/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Lyndon. Very worthy cause xxx Donation by Sam Wagner 09/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Great event alas I can't make it this Sat. Can we kick off with round 2 in Sep? That would surely help with fund raising! Donation by JJ 08/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck!! Donation by Meghna 06/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Best of Luck! Donation by Vincent M 05/06/09  

£50.00

Good luck, and a very worthwhile cause Donation by Andy Shacklady 04/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck guys and best wishes to Lyndon's family. Donation by Taka 04/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck!! My little girl was born in Kingston Hospital, so this definitely a great cause Lyndon. Best wishes to your family. Donation by Sakir Ahmed 04/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Top stuff guys Donation by Dave Brown 04/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck.... it's all in technique! Donation by Thomas Pang 03/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

All the best Donation by Yvette 03/06/09  

£25.00

all the best Donation by Anthony Pang 03/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Andy West 03/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Best wishes to four special people Donation by Madeline 03/06/09  

£100.00

Hope you have a great time raising money for a very good cause Donation by Joanne Todd 03/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great cause, good luck! Donation by Nina 03/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of Luck Donation by John Napoli 03/06/09  

£25.00
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