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Weʼve raised £60 to towards a Flexmort Cuddle Cot which will enable parents of babies who are still-born to spend a few more precious hours with their child.
- Funded on Wednesday, 24th May 2017
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As a challenge for my 50th Birthday I am taking part in The Montgomery Canal Triathlon on May 6th 2017. This consists of a 17 mile cycle ride, an 11 mile run/walk and a 7 mile canoe to the finish.
My sister Kathryn is busy raising the £1600 required to buy a Cuddle Cot for use in our local maternity hospital. She is well on the way to reaching her target and I want to do my bit too. The run/walk is going to provide me with the biggest challenge as I'm still recovering from a serious foot injury but training has been going well.
Flexmort’s CuddleCot has been internationally recognised across the world as significantly helping parents who suffer the loss of a baby. Dealing with the death of a baby is clearly an incredibly difficult event for parents and bereaved parents should be given the option of spending Time with their baby. Providing families Time through the use of the CuddleCot is internationally encouraged by midwives, bereavement practitioners, still birth/neonatal charities, and academics. Time allows the family to form an important bond with their baby; whether changing a nappy, dressing the baby, taking photographs or simply just staying close and this unquestionably helps families in dealing with their loss. The problem is that in a warm room the baby’s condition can deteriorate quickly, therefore cooling the baby is absolutely essential. Transferring to and from the morgue is now widely regarded as an outdated practice as it is traumatic for parents to repeatedly go through the separation process whereas the Cuddle Cot allows the family to spend every moment with their baby, precious moments where every minute counts.
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Sheena and Brian Gardner
Apr 24, 2017
Go Alison!
£50.00
Kathryn Poli
Apr 24, 2017
Proud of you sister. Good luck.
£10.00
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Alison Lewis
As a challenge for my 50th Birthday I am taking part in The Montgomery Canal Triathlon on May 6th 2017. I hope to raise at least £50 towards the £1600 cuddle Cot which my Sister Kathryn is busy fund raising for this yea It will be donated to our local hospital Trust.