Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page in aid of The Sick Childrens Trust

My daughter Jolene and I have decided to set up JustGiving pages in order to raise money for 2 great causes.

The Sick Childrens Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital

 My daughter Leanne and her partner Dan gave birth to my gorgeous little grand-daughter Macey in September 2009. She was born at 22 + 6 weeks gestation. Unfortunately God decided he needed a new angel ♥ and she was taken away 10 minutes later. She gave everyone the most precious memories we could hold on to forever. This devastated our families but opened up our eyes to premature babies.

Leanne became pregnant again and unfortunately, at 22+2 she went into premature labour, Colchester Hospital fought to keep the baby in the womb for as long as possible, as every extra day counts, then to enable a safe transfer to a hospital who had the facilities to cope with a premature baby. Colchester Hospital are only equipped to deal with babies born at 32 weeks and above. Leanne was transferred to University College Hospital to give birth. At this paticular hospital they specialise and do continuous research into premature babies. Jacob was born 8 days later  at 23 + 3 weeks gestation. The doctors done an excellent job to stabalise him after birth and each day since, Jacob has continued to amaze us all with his strength to succeed. A short while after, Jacob was transferred to Great Ormond street for various operations (heart/bowel/hickman line) which have all been successful and he continues to stay there until he is transferred back to UCH. Leanne and Dan are a long way from home but with great support from G.O.S.H, they have been placed into a charity house  funded by The Sick Childrens Trust where they can support and be with Jacob 24/7.

We hope from raising this money other families can benefit from the support Leanne and Dan have received so far. We also aim to raise  money to raise awareness and continue the research into premature babies and to put towards the purchasing of equipment which will help save these special babies lives. It would also help if more hospitals were equipped with a neo-natal care unit for babies born premature as little as 23 weeks. Premature babies are becoming more common worldwide and something needs to be done to make this common knowledge. Jacob is living proof that a premature baby can survive with the specialist knowledge and expertise. 

To help raise this awareness the first challenge Jolene and I will be taking part in is the Zip Slide at: West Ham Football Stadium on Saturday 19th June so please join us in donating to this worthy cause!  As little as 10p could make a difference as every little penny counts. Always check here for further information as we will continue to take part in fundraising events until we have met our target!

The Sick Children's Trust

registered charity no:284416

The Sick Children's Trust believes that children should never have to be separated from their families while being treated in hospital for a serious illness. The Sick Children's Trust provides "Home from Home" accommodation at hospitals across the UK so that families can stay together when their child is receiving vital medical treatment in hospital far from their family home. By staying in a Sick Children's Trust "Home from Home" families are able to be there for vital support - for the goodnight kiss, the early morning wake-up, and that reassuring hug in the middle of the night.  Feeling safe and secure enables the child to concentrate on their recovery, while staying in a "Home from Home" enables the family to retain some semblance of normality at a stressful and distressing time. The Sick Children's Trust was founded in 1982 by two paediatric consultants and it is widely believed within the medical community that keeping families together aids the recovery of sick children.  The Sick Children's Trust is funded entirely by voluntary donations. It costs The Sick Children's Trust about £25 to provide a "Home from Home" free of charge for a family for one night. The Sick Children's Trust is able to help approx 3900 families of seriously ill children every year. Keeping the family together is believed to aid the recovery of a sick child.

 

http://www.justgiving.com/Jolene-Cowlbeck  Donations for GOSH
 http://macey-buckner.gonetoosoon.org/

♥♥ Macey will continue to be our precious little princess and be a big sister to Jacob and we need to raise all the money we can to support others and raise awareness for premature babies ♥♥