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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.

Thanks for letting me join in last minute- had loads of fun even though you drenched me! Donation by Jemma 19/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done!! Donation by Lewis Griffiths 18/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Noelle Murray 17/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Brian Henderson 17/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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

Donation by Codjo 15/06/09  

£25.00

Congratulations - hope you enjoyed it. Donation by Amos 15/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done guys! Donation by Patrick and Jane 14/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 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

Great cause and best wishes to all. Donation by Vijay Srinivasan 12/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Deniz Ergener 12/06/09  

£100.00

Good luck! Donation by Pieter Brouwer 12/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Great cause ! Donation by Martin Jones 12/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Colin A 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck FBF Donation by Whatty 12/06/09  

£3.50 + £0.99 Gift Aid

Good luck Lyndon and team :-) Donation by Sahal 12/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Mark A 12/06/09  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

FBF :-) ? Donation by Frankie Purcell 12/06/09  

£3.01 + £0.85 Gift Aid

Donation by Melissa 08/06/09  

£50.00

Donation by Nicolas T 07/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 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. Hope to be in the Swan... since I am a poet if you can hear a verse about a certain young lady from twickers....you will know I made it. Donation by HEF 04/06/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

The hong kong dragon boaters are backing you! Donation by Dave Brown 04/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck.. If you can't beat them sink them! Donation by Thomas Pang 03/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

All the best Donation by Yvette 03/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

good luck mate Donation by Anthony Pang 03/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Andy West 03/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

You'd better win. Donation by Luke 03/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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