Our wee boy Freddie was born prematurely at 27 weeks, weighing 1lb, 4oz on March 6th 2023. He has been in the neonatal unit at Ninewells hospital since then and will be until very minimum 3 months old. As well as being so small and premature, he also has chronic lung disease which means he needs oxygen support and has been on a ventilator since birth. He also had a duct in his heart(hole), and a few infections too which can just knock him down quickly and set him back. There has been real worry, panic, confusion, lack of sleep and running on nothing but adrenaline most days. The phrase "day by day" cannot be more truer than having a child in NICU. The worst thing about it all is that he's not able to be home with us yet and leaving him at the end of the day can be really difficult, especially if he is having a bad day.

He is in the neonatal unit though, the best unit at Ninewells! Surrounded by amazing consultants, nurses and other support staff that offer us help and support if we need it. They take time to send us updates and pics on the app when we're at home, always available to chat when we call and are always so upbeat, caring, they talk us through everything and give us as much time as possible with Freddie. Our experience through all of this has been made so much more easier because of them all and I want to be able to do something for the unit, So......

I am going to run 6k, every day, until Freddie is home, in aid of the Neonatal Unit(NICU). Hopefully, we can raise a good bit of money towards this and show our appreciation for all they do.

Thank you for any donation you can give and I'm already looking forward to the day I do my last run! All donations will be handed over to the unit when completed💙