I am taking part in Zip World Velocity for Claire House Children's Hospice.

I'm joining slightly late, so looking to raise as much as possible in a short time frame!

If you're local to Merseyside you've probably heard of Claire House Children's Hospice, we all have really. I probably never thought much about what they do, none of us do because we don't really want to think about ill  children & certainly not terminally ill children or children dying. Just over 2 years ago I had to as my god daughter Sophia tragically & unexpectedly died in the night. I don't really have the words to describe the devastation of losing a child you love or what it's  like to watch people you love have to deal with losing their only child, especially  when it's your best friend.

Into that devastation stepped Claire House, after the initial support & care provided by Alderhey, Claire House looked after Sophia, allowing her family to spend some much needed time with her & say their goodbyes. They have been there for her parents since to provide counselling and support for them & to help then process the trauma & grief & to learn how to move forward with their lives. They'll  continue being there to offer support as long as they need it. I certainly didn't understand the breadth of the services they offer until now. 

As well as the support for bereaved families Claire Houses's main focus is to offer care & support to ill children & their families, services I don't know much about but that I know are vital. It really can't be stressed enough how amazing the services they offer and the staff who work there are. 

They get no government  funding and are reliant on donations  to provide all these amazing services. Due to recent circumstances funds have reduced but need hasn't & they're helping at least 400 families. I can never repay them for what they've done for Sophia & her family but I can certainly  try by joining Pete (Sophias'Dad) & his family in the charity zip wire and try to raise as much possible to help fund their work.

I would really appreciate your support with a donation to help their work.