Hi! my name is Katie and I am Mum to Oscar who is 21 months old.

Oscar was born a month early and needed Neonatal care due to IUGR (Intrauterine growth restriction) Oscar was in the Neonatal unit during the first Coronavirus lockdown.

Having Oscar in the Neonatal unit during the pandemic was the most Isolating and difficult time of my life but I struggled to ask for help, telling myself that others had it much worse and that I shouldn’t have been finding everything as difficult as I was. Thanks to Leos Neonatal i now know that I was not alone in feeling this way and help is always available.

Leo's is a parent-led organisation, set up in memory of Leo, which supports neonatal families in the North East of England. Leo's provides targeted child development, wellbeing, and mental health support to families affected by neonatal stays.

On Sunday 8th May, Oscar will be doing a sponsored walk wearing fancy dress around Locke park in Redcar.

It would be lovely if others could join Oscar on his sponsored toddle so if you would like your child to join him, let me know and I will get you a sponsor form/help you set up a just giving. Although this is a ‘sponsored toddle’ all ages are welcome.