Our beautiful son, Isaac, was born 17 weeks early on 23rd December last year. He was tiny, weighing only 625g. We were lucky enough to spend 2 memorable days with him before he passed away on Christmas day.

Isaac was born at Burnley General hospital where we received care that was second to none. I had previously spent time on numerous wards there due to pregnancy complications and found that the professionals we came across on each department were all absolutely fantastic.

The NICU was particularly memorable for us, where going through the most difficult time in our lives was aided so much by the staff through their compassion and care for us all, including his big sister Amina.

The reason Isaac didn't survive was extreme prematurity, the doctors and nurses did absolutely everything in their power to help both him and us through his time whilst he was with us.

After Isaac passed away, we received a bereavement box which contained things such as teddies to stay with him and us and hand and footprint sets.

We have felt the strong desire to try and give something back to the NICU as a gesture of appreciation for all they did for us, and to hopefully help other families in the future who may have to go through a similar situation. We have therefore set up this page as a way of hopefully raising a bit of money for the unit.

The equipment necessary to keep our son alive for as long as he was able to, along with these boxes, and the fantastic care we all received, all cost money and we would love to able to give a small something back to say thank you. Any amount donated to this cause will be going to something extremely worthwhile and close to our hearts.

We miss our beautiful boy every minute of every day. Nothing compares to the loss of a child. It has, and continues to be a heart wrenching journey for us all. I just hope something positive can come out of this tragedy.

Thank you all

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