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New bereavement rooms at Queen Charlotte's and St Mary's neonatal units

Sara Wan is raising money for The Winnicott Foundation CIO
“Bereavement Rooms”

on 26 March 2012

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The Winnicott Foundation helps to support care for premature and critically ill newborn babies and their families. It aims to help: - Save the lives of more babies - Enable babies to leave hospital sooner - Produce better long term futures for babies - Support parents to be with their babies

Story

<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am fundraising for the Winnicott Foundation to transform two rooms at St Mary&rsquo;s and Queen Charlotte&rsquo;s neonatal units into bereavement rooms.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Working with staff I want to create rooms where parents and families can spend precious moments with their babies in a comfortable and home-like environment without feeling rushed or disturbed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Currently there are no areas designed for parents and families as they say goodbye to their babies - the environment they are in during this time makes a significant difference to the memories they are left with.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I think we can do more to help.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><em style="font-weight: bold;">Memories created during this brief time have to last a lifetime before parents say goodbye to their baby forever</em></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We need to raise &pound;20,000 to achieve this to help scores of parents through the most difficult time they will ever face.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£16,495.00
+ £1,588.75 Gift Aid
Online
£6,495.00
Offline
£10,000.00

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