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Our little girl Eden Summer was born weighing 3lbs 2oz at 29 wks, 11 wks, early by emergency caesarean at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital, miles away from our local hospital which didn't have the facillities to look after a baby so small .

I only got to see Eden for seconds before she was whisked away from us to be put on a ventilator.I didn't get to see her then till the following morning in intensive care,she had a makeshift hat on & eyemask,she had wires & lines everywhere she looked so helpless,frail & tiny. Eden had many problems one of which was jaundice which meant she had to stay under a lamp for a few days. She also had to have 3 blood transfusions because of all the blood they had to draw from her & still has the needle scars on her hands & feet to this day. The only way she could feed was through a tube in her nose as she was too young to have developed the sucking reflex. The worst though was when we walked into intensive care while her doctor was doing an ultasound on her head, her incubator was surrounded by other doctors & nurses & we heard the words 'theres a bleed on her brain', me & my husband were devastated.

 I eventually held Eden for the first time after 4 days and quickly started kangaroo care which Bliss says helps pre-term babies and parents,it did,after 3 wks Eden was transferred to our local hospital where she stayed another 3 wks after which we were allowed to bring her home. It was the scariest time of our lives but the staff at both hospitals and Bliss were fantastic .

Eden will be 6 on 13th August she is a very happy & very loving little girl . Although she still has some lasting effects from being born so early she has been very lucky & has proven how strong & determined she is by winning the fight for her life. Sadly in the first week of Eden's life 2 babies in the same intensive care unit lost their fight .

The work Bliss does is amazing and my husband and me are trying to raise as much money as possible for them to continue their work. Eden's incubator was donated to the hospital by Bliss & the intensive care unit was also referred to as Bliss. So thats why we will be running 10 miles in The Great South Run so please help us help babies like Eden.
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So please sponsor me if you can THANK YOUxx

hehe :-) x Donation by Neal Marriott 19/10/09  

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May as well round it up again! Have a great run Sunday & may the sunshine for you both :) xx Donation by Susan Matthews 19/10/09  

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Have a great day guys, and here`s to Yvonne delivering a healthy baby girl soon. xXx Donation by sheila britton 19/10/09  

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Good luck guys. Wish it could be more but glad to help xxx Donation by Sallie Parker-Bowles 19/10/09  

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Love you, guys! ;) Donation by Sophie Condon 19/10/09  

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Seen you in the paper & had to donate...best wishes to you all x Donation by Theresa 19/10/09  

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You are a star Donation by JayMarkland 16/10/09  

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I just took a look at the pics of little Eden and was prompted to make this donation. Have a good race!! Donation by nigs 15/10/09  

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Good luck!! Donation by Alison Tidmarsh 15/10/09  

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All the best for the run Tessa! It has come around very quickly! love @Annhesketh XXXX Donation by Ann Hesketh 15/10/09  

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An inspirational story and a really great cause. With all my good wishes . James x (Twitter) Donation by James Monkman 15/09/09  

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Take Care Donation by @MrMarzBar 13/09/09  

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sorry its taken me so long tess x Donation by @Kate_Stephenson 16/08/09  

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A nice round number good luck x Donation by Glenn John-Jules 14/08/09  

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Good I saw the link on Twitter again...:-)...Next month I would come here again....etc.Take Care Tess.. Donation by Vesselina Tipova Plesser/@VesselinaTP 13/08/09  

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Good luck girls, sorry I can't be with you. Donation by Helen - @AdventureFarm 13/08/09  

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:o) xxx Donation by Sarah Cooke 04/08/09  

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Donation by Anonymous 22/07/09  

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Best of luck my daughter was also 29 weeks early, nearly 4 now. Donation by Michael Rees 19/07/09  

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Good luck in raising your monies. Donation by @Bridiestearn 19/07/09  

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just though id give you a few more quid :) Donation by Neal Marriott 17/07/09  

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Saw page via Twitter Donation by Geoff Cross 10/07/09  

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Good luck for now and the future... Donation by Scott Hanlon 10/07/09  

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Saw the message on Twitter and decided to donate instantly Donation by Jake Crabtree 09/07/09  

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Twitter work's LOL :) Donation by Neal Marriott 09/07/09  

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Finally got around to donating after I promised I would , I wish you all the luck in the world in raising money for such a great cause Donation by Colin Rees (Col_RFTL) 03/07/09  

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Good luck - a really fantastic cause xx Donation by @bettykitten 21/06/09  

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You are a very special woman Donation by Jay Markland 18/06/09  

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Wish I could donate more, brillaint cause and hope the money you raise helps :) good luck x Donation by Steve Hunt 11/06/09  

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