When Evelyn was born 10 weeks early in August 2017, it was Neoangels that looked after us all. It was their care for Evelyn that got us through the hardest time of our lives. Evelyn had a number of setbacks during her time in the Neonatal Unit at North Tees Hospital, but due to the love and care from Neoangels, she overcame them all. They really care about the whole family and the support they gave Alison and myself was phenomenal.

We feel that we could never really repay them for what they did for our family but we like to try and do something each year. This year it's my solo mission of running the Great North Run. These 30+ year old knees are not quite what they used to be, but knowing that what we raise will go to this incredible charity, that will see me get through it.

Neoangels is dedicated to providing as much love, care and support as possible to our families. babies and staff on the Neonatal Unit at the University Hospital of North Tees. We ease the financial burden parents face by purchasing parking vouchers, helping with travel expenses and providing a hot meal in the hospital canteen daily for parents. We provide medical equipment, we have a specialist bereavement fund to look after families who lose their baby, we offer emotional support and we look after siblings too.