In memory of the recent passing of our little man Milo Gerring-Hilder ,  who passed away just 2 weeks before his 1st Birthday, we are raising money for 'Friends of PICU' (Southampton Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit), and we would really appreciate it if you could make a donation.  Milo was in PICU on several occasions for days at a time, and the Nurses and Doctors in Southampton (and our local hospital in Chichester) were fantastic in caring for him and our whole family.

The charity 'Friends of PICU' is a charity run by some of the nurses and parents, and they are currently raising funds for a Psychologist / in-house Counsellor.  A very much needed new facility to support parents, children and families who like us have had or have a child in PICU.   This is a immensly stressful time for everyone concerned - it is very hard to explain in words what emotions you go through when in hospital and feeling so vulnerable, therefore this is a much needed addition to the broad service provided in PICU.  The charity are hoping to fund it for the first 3years - aiming to raise £100,000.  In addition they raise funds for new state of the art specialist equipment and a dedicated PICU ambulance when anew updated one is required.

PICU at Southampton General Hospital is the Regional centre for the South of England and the Channel Islands. It is a purpose built unit which presently is open to 11 beds providing 24hour 1:1 care for very sick/injured children, however it has the ability to expand to 14 beds in the future.

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Thank you

Mark, Elaine and Oscar xxx

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