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FORGET ME NOT CHILDREN'S HOSPICE

Shooting Star Appeal

Support our Shooting Star Appeal and help us be here for families facing or living with the loss of their baby
£77,772
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by 607 supporters
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Closed on 07/11/2023
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Story

Every day, families who have received the devastating news that their baby may not survive birth ask us for help. Now we are asking for yours.

Forget Me Not's perinatal service is the only one of its kind in the UK, supporting families from the 20 week pregnancy scan onwards. We also support families whose baby has unexpectedly died just before, during or shortly after birth.

We support around 100 families every year from across West Yorkshire, shaping our pioneering care around each family's individual needs.

Families like Suzanne and Tom's, whose baby Jacob was diagnosed with a complex heart condition during pregnancy. Our perinatal team supported the family from that moment on and helped them take their baby home after he was born, to spend 11 precious days together before he sadly died.

Watch Suzanne and Tom's story below

It is only with your help that we can continue to support families experiencing the loss of their baby. Our perinatal service costs £307,000 a year to run and we need to raise every penny of this ourselves - we receive no government or NHS funding.

Read more about our pioneering perinatal service and the difference it makes

Like you, we wish no family ever had need of our help. But as long as they do, we want to be here for them, providing the specialist care that simply doesn't exist anywhere else. Help us support families whose babies lives shine bright but too briefly - like shooting stars.

When our son passed away, it was like what do we do now? But Forget Me Not was there to catch us

About the charity

We deliver outstanding care to children with life-shortening conditions and their families across West Yorkshire.

Donation summary

Total raised
£77,771.87
+ £1,278.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£7,563.55
Offline donations
£70,208.32
Direct donations
£500.00
Donations via fundraisers
£7,063.55

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