Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

 

As you will probably know, I gave Mum and Dad a bit of a shock when I arrived in to this world almost 15 weeks early back last December weighing just over 2 pounds.

 

Over the past three months I have had tubes and wires and machines and incubators and all sorts of things that make scary noises but I have also had the most wonderful team of Doctors and Nurses looking after me.

 

Mum and Dad hadn't long moved house when I was born but if it wasn't for all the people and the facilities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Luton and Dunstable Hospital I might not have been  as lucky as I have been.

 

I will let Dad explain the next bit.........

 

Over 700 premature and sick babies are treated in their NICU every year.
NICU was originally built for 20 cots. However with an increasing demand they had to squeeze extra cots into the same space. Despite the increase, the team still had to turn away 20 requests for a cot every month as the Unit was completely full. So the L&D added an extension onto the existing unit until the new NICU is completed. The extension has given an extra 6 cots.
However, due to a dramatic increase in the birth rate and advances in neonatal care, they still need more cots to ensure they can treat more babies and save even more precious lives.
The L&D is committed to building a new £7 million Unit to care for the premature and sick babies born across Luton, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and beyond. The new Unit will house up to 46 cots, which will dramatically increase their capacity. It will also have some essential overnight accommodation for parents where they can be supported in preparing to care for their baby before they go home and better facilities for families.

 

The machines that helped me to get better and able to go home cost about £90,000 and the hospital is trying to raise £1.5m to be able to buy more machines and facilities to be able to help more babies just like me. Mum and Dad would like to ask for your help to give just a little bit back to help and express how grateful they are for all the help and care that I have had.

 

Back to Dad..........

 

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For all of those of you that have followed my journey, for the thoughts, prayers, cards and presents I can't thank you enough and thanks to the NICU at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital I look forward to meeting you one day.

 

Lots of Love,

 

Little Luke x x