In December 2018 my friends Helen and James lost their precious son Barney shortly after birth. Since then they have honoured his life by working tirelessly to raise money for the Butterfly Appeal.

I know too well the deep sadness and pain this experience brings having lost my 3 girls in similar circumstances.  I’ve since met many others who have had to endure the same horrific loss and what is very evident is the true value we place on the limited time we had to spend with our children after their birth. The importance of a safe and supportive environment for this to take place in can never be underestimated. They are the memories that stay with us forever.

York Teaching Hospital wants to provide the families who will sadly suffer a loss of their baby at their hospital each year somewhere they feel safe and cared for. We want them to have somewhere comfortable and quiet to sleep, somewhere with space to walk and space to sit, somewhere with access to fresh air, somewhere they can have family visit and somewhere we can give them quality time to start to say goodbye to their baby and begin their journey of grief.

In memory of our beautiful angels please support if you can ❤️